Wednesday, March 20
West Long Branch, N.J.
3:30 PM
Lehigh University
at
Monmouth
Photo by: Wendy Charles
Dudley, Lovett Garner Weekly Awards As Lehigh Readies For Trip To Monmouth
3/19/2024 3:06:00 PM | Softball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Two Lehigh softball players garnered Patriot League weekly awards for strong performances at the plate in Lehigh's 3-3 showing at the Penn State Softball Invitational. Junior Rory Dudley was named Player of the Week and first-year Holly Lovett was named Rookie of the Week.
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Seven Mountain Hawks had at least six hits over the six games, led by Dudley who was 9-for-20 with four doubles, a home run, eight runs scored and eight RBIs. She tied a school record with three doubles in Friday's 8-3 win over Canisius. On Saturday, Dudley had the go-ahead two-run double that jump-started an eight-run seventh inning in an 11-5 win over Cornell. Dudley capped the weekend with her first home run of the season in Lehigh's 8-2 win over Canisius.
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For the season, Dudley is batting .322, good for fourth on the team, with six doubles, 16 runs scored and 11 RBIs. She has been splitting her time between first base and catcher for the Mountain Hawks.
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Lovett went 6-for-14 at the plate over six games last week with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs. She hit safely in four of Lehigh's six games, while seeing time at second base and third base. Lovett hit a two-run home run in Lehigh's 14-12 loss to Penn State Thursday and had a double and a run scored in Friday's win over Canisius. On Saturday, Lovett was 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the seventh inning. She also singled home two runs to give Lehigh a 5-2 cushion in the tournament finale against Canisius.
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On the year, Lovett is batting .263 with 14 starts in 21 games. She has two home runs, nine RBIs and has scored seven runs.
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The Mountain Hawks head to Monmouth Wednesday for their final tune-up before the start of the Patriot League season. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. from MU Softball Park in West Long Branch, N.J., with streaming on FloSoftball.
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Lehigh went 3-3 at the Penn State Softball Invitational to move to 10-13 on the season. The Mountain Hawks hit .349 as a team and averaged more than seven runs per game, but dropped both of their games against host Penn State by a combined three runs.
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In addition to Dudley's offensive prowess, junior Julia Mrochko was 8-for-15 with four runs scored, three doubles, a home run and six runs batted in.
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Senior Katelyn Young threw 23.2 innings over the weekend, earning two wins and a save while striking out 18. Young is 6-6 with a 4.08 ERA this season in a team-best 72 innings. Should she get the ball on Wednesday, Young would face the team she no-hit 2-0 at Leadership Park on March 22, 2023.
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At the plate, first-year Peyton Sward continues to lead the way with a .393 batting average. Graduate student Josie Charles leads with 24 hits and 13 RBIs. Lehigh already has six players with at least 10 runs batted in. Senior Brooke Cannon has scored a team-leading 17 runs.
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Graduate student Emily Cimino and Dudley drove in the two runs in Lehigh's win over Monmouth last season.
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Monmouth is 9-17 on the season and has already played five CAA games, going 3-2. The Hawks took 2-of-3 from Hampton at home over the weekend.
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Savannah Simons leads Monmouth with a .345 batting average and has driven in 11 runs. Billie Kerwood has been the top pitcher, going 7-7 with a 3.57 ERA in 78.1 innings.
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Lehigh leads the all-time series 13-10 with last year's win marking the first meeting in the series since 2010.
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Following Wednesday's game, Lehigh will shift focus to its home and Patriot League opener as the Mountain Hawks will welcome Colgate to Leadership Park for three games March 23-24.
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Seven Mountain Hawks had at least six hits over the six games, led by Dudley who was 9-for-20 with four doubles, a home run, eight runs scored and eight RBIs. She tied a school record with three doubles in Friday's 8-3 win over Canisius. On Saturday, Dudley had the go-ahead two-run double that jump-started an eight-run seventh inning in an 11-5 win over Cornell. Dudley capped the weekend with her first home run of the season in Lehigh's 8-2 win over Canisius.
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For the season, Dudley is batting .322, good for fourth on the team, with six doubles, 16 runs scored and 11 RBIs. She has been splitting her time between first base and catcher for the Mountain Hawks.
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Lovett went 6-for-14 at the plate over six games last week with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs. She hit safely in four of Lehigh's six games, while seeing time at second base and third base. Lovett hit a two-run home run in Lehigh's 14-12 loss to Penn State Thursday and had a double and a run scored in Friday's win over Canisius. On Saturday, Lovett was 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the seventh inning. She also singled home two runs to give Lehigh a 5-2 cushion in the tournament finale against Canisius.
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On the year, Lovett is batting .263 with 14 starts in 21 games. She has two home runs, nine RBIs and has scored seven runs.
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The Mountain Hawks head to Monmouth Wednesday for their final tune-up before the start of the Patriot League season. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. from MU Softball Park in West Long Branch, N.J., with streaming on FloSoftball.
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Lehigh went 3-3 at the Penn State Softball Invitational to move to 10-13 on the season. The Mountain Hawks hit .349 as a team and averaged more than seven runs per game, but dropped both of their games against host Penn State by a combined three runs.
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In addition to Dudley's offensive prowess, junior Julia Mrochko was 8-for-15 with four runs scored, three doubles, a home run and six runs batted in.
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Senior Katelyn Young threw 23.2 innings over the weekend, earning two wins and a save while striking out 18. Young is 6-6 with a 4.08 ERA this season in a team-best 72 innings. Should she get the ball on Wednesday, Young would face the team she no-hit 2-0 at Leadership Park on March 22, 2023.
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At the plate, first-year Peyton Sward continues to lead the way with a .393 batting average. Graduate student Josie Charles leads with 24 hits and 13 RBIs. Lehigh already has six players with at least 10 runs batted in. Senior Brooke Cannon has scored a team-leading 17 runs.
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Graduate student Emily Cimino and Dudley drove in the two runs in Lehigh's win over Monmouth last season.
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Monmouth is 9-17 on the season and has already played five CAA games, going 3-2. The Hawks took 2-of-3 from Hampton at home over the weekend.
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Savannah Simons leads Monmouth with a .345 batting average and has driven in 11 runs. Billie Kerwood has been the top pitcher, going 7-7 with a 3.57 ERA in 78.1 innings.
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Lehigh leads the all-time series 13-10 with last year's win marking the first meeting in the series since 2010.
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Following Wednesday's game, Lehigh will shift focus to its home and Patriot League opener as the Mountain Hawks will welcome Colgate to Leadership Park for three games March 23-24.
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Like Lehigh Softball on Facebook and follow on X/Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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