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Softball's Lopez, Whitmarsh Earn NECC Weekly Honors
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Two members of the Mitchell College softball team were honored by the New England Collegiate Conference on Monday.
Senior Alex Lopez was named NECC Player of the Week while freshman Brooke Whitmarsh was tabbed NECC Rookie of the Week. Each earned the distinction for the first time their careers.
Lopez went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a doubleheader against Johnson & Wales last week. She hit safely in both games and drove in both runs in the opener.
Whitmarsh went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the doubleheader against the Wildcats. She crushed a three-run homer in the second game to give Mitchell its first lead of the day, the first long ball of her collegiate career.
Lopez is batting .318 with a team-high eight RBI through seven games this season. Whitmarsh has seen action in 10 games and is hitting .348 with six RBI and two runs scored.
Mitchell (4-6 overall) will next host Norwich University on Saturday, March 26 at noon.