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Six-RBI Senior Day Propels Dudley To Player of the Week Award
4/28/2025 2:00:00 PM | Softball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh senior Rory Dudley has been named Patriot League Player of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon. Dudley hit .400 (6-for-15) over four games for the Mountain Hawks last week, highlighted by a monster senior day effort as Lehigh defeated Boston University 13-10 to claim the series win over the Terriers.
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The award is the second of the season for Dudley, who leads the Mountain Hawks with five home runs and 37 RBIs for the season, while batting .310.
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Dudley went 3-for-7 with a run scored in Saturday's doubleheader split with BU and then went 2-for-5 in Sunday's Senior Day series finale with a three-run double in the third inning and a three-run home run in the fifth. Both hits gave Lehigh the lead, with the home run giving the Mountain Hawks the lead for good.
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The six RBIs are a career high for Dudley and also tie the Leadership Park single-game record. They are the most by a Lehigh player in a game at Leadership Park.
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Also on Monday, junior Chloe Hess and first-year Kelly Fricker picked up honorable mention recognition from the league.
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Hess earned the victory in Lehigh's 3-2 win in game two on Saturday, allowing two runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in a complete-game effort.
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Fricker hit her first career home run to put the Mountain Hawks on the board in that Saturday victory and then went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in Sunday's series finale. She is now up to a Patriot League-leading 70 hits on the season.
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The Mountain Hawks (25-22, 13-5 PL) have three more non-league games before the Patriot League Tournament, May 8-10. Lehigh hosts Villanova in the home finale Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Leadership Park.
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The award is the second of the season for Dudley, who leads the Mountain Hawks with five home runs and 37 RBIs for the season, while batting .310.
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Dudley went 3-for-7 with a run scored in Saturday's doubleheader split with BU and then went 2-for-5 in Sunday's Senior Day series finale with a three-run double in the third inning and a three-run home run in the fifth. Both hits gave Lehigh the lead, with the home run giving the Mountain Hawks the lead for good.
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The six RBIs are a career high for Dudley and also tie the Leadership Park single-game record. They are the most by a Lehigh player in a game at Leadership Park.
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Also on Monday, junior Chloe Hess and first-year Kelly Fricker picked up honorable mention recognition from the league.
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Hess earned the victory in Lehigh's 3-2 win in game two on Saturday, allowing two runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in a complete-game effort.
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Fricker hit her first career home run to put the Mountain Hawks on the board in that Saturday victory and then went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in Sunday's series finale. She is now up to a Patriot League-leading 70 hits on the season.
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The Mountain Hawks (25-22, 13-5 PL) have three more non-league games before the Patriot League Tournament, May 8-10. Lehigh hosts Villanova in the home finale Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Leadership Park.
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Follow Lehigh Softball on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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