Rochester, MN –
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has announced its MCAC Softball Pitchers and Players-of-the-Week for the week of April 5 - 11. In unique fashion, an Anoka-Ramsey Community College softball player secures both the MCAC South Division Softball Pitcher and Player-of-the-Week awards. For the second straight week, Sunny Strait earns the Pitcher-of-the-Week honor following her one outing last week, but also claims the Player-of-the-Week award after hitting two home runs in her 2 at bats.
For the north division, Rainy River standout Jazlyn Arreola also got in the home run action as she helped her Voyageurs create offense with a 3-run shot and earn the MCAC North Player-of-the-Week honor. There were no nominations for MCAC North Pitcher-of-the-Week.
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South DivisionPitcher- and Player-of-the-Week |
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Sunny Strait Sophomore / Pitcher Minnetonka, MN
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Sunny Strait, the Minnetonka, MN native had another strong outing for the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Golden Rams to secure the MCAC South Division Pitcher- and Player-of-the-Week honors. It is her second straight week to earn the pitcher-of-the-week award and her first time to be named the player-of-the-week. It is also the first time this year that a softball athlete from the MCAC earns both awards in the same week. Strait started one contest last week and pitched all 7 innings to pick up her 6th win of the season. In the Golden Rams 10-5 victory over Rainy River, Strait struck out 6 and gave up 5 earned runs on 9 hits, with 5 walks, in facing 35 batters on the day. In her 4 plate appearances, she was 2 for 2 blasting home runs on both hits. Strait drove in 4 runs and walked twice, and now moves to 6-3 on the season. The Golden Rams now have an overall record of 6-3 and take the field at home on Wednesday, April 14 to face St. Cloud Technical and Community College.
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North DivisionPitcher and Player-of-the-Week |
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No MCAC North Pitcher-of-the-Week nominees submitted
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Jazzlyn Arreola Freshman / 3B El Paso, TX
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Rainy River freshman and El Paso, TX product, Jazzlyn Arreola, produced a nice offensive performance for her Voyageurs as she belted a 3-run homer and collected 3 RBI on her 2 for 4 day. Arreola was also left on base once in her teams' 10-5 loss to Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Arreola earns the MCAC North Player-of-the-Week honors. Rainy River is now 1-9 on the season and returns to action on Wednesday, April 14 at Mesabi Range College. |
Keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/sball/2020-21/leaders
MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/sball/2020-21/standings
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.