Softball's Whitmarsh Named NECC Rookie of the Week
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Mitchell College freshman Brooke Whitmarsh was named New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week for the sport of softball, as announced by the league on Monday morning.
Whitmarsh earned the honor for the second time this season (March 21). She went 4-for-7 with a double, triple and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Nichols College last week. She had two hits in each game, including an RBI double in the opener and an RBI triple in the nightcap.
In 16 games this season Whitmarsh is batting .400 with 12 RBI and five runs scored. She has hit safely in six of her last seven games and has recorded 12 hits during the stretch.
Mitchell (10-6 overall) has won six straight games and will next play at Trinity College on Tuesday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m.