TicketSmarter WAC Softball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week Announced
DENVER – After recording a five-win week, California Baptist swept the TicketSmarter Softball Athletes of the Week award. Katelyn Mangrello earned Hitter of the Week accolades with Jazmine Castaneda earning Pitcher of the Week honors
Mangrello went 8-for-12 at the plate with a 1.333 slugging percentage across the Lancers seven-game week. Six of the catchers eight hits went for extra bases as she also recorded nine RBI with a pair of runs scored. Magrello recorded multi-hit games during California Baptist’s wins against North Dakota and Columbia. The junior also reached base at a .667 clip during the seven games.
Castaneda recorded the win in each of her three appearances. For the week she pitched 14.1 innings, struck out six and allowed just three earned runs. She limited the opposition to nine hits. The sophomore started the week by earning the win in relief against UC San Diego on Wednesday, March 9. In four innings she struck out a pair and allowed two hits. Two days later she got the win as the starter by throwing 6.1 innings against Harvard, where she struck out three and surrendered four hits. Castandeda concluded her week with a four-inning relief appearance against Columbia.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Calie Burris had three multi-hit games with a .500 batting average in four games for Abilene Christian … Kristin Fifield collected a hit in all four games for Grand Canyon, registering a .444 batting average during the week … Katy Schaefer help lead Tarleton to a three-game sweep of Sam Houston by recording seven RBI with a .500 on-base percentage … Olivia Viggiano notched a .429 batting average with three multi-hit games for Seattle U during their four-win week … Kasey Crawford‘s four-game weekend saw her register a .455 batting average with four extra base hits … Elia Bebel had three homeruns with a .429 batting average as Sam Houston played five games
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Abilene Christian’s Sid Holman-Mansell went 2-1 on the week while striking out 16 in 20 innings of work … Ariel Thompson recorded a nine-strikeout week for Grand Canyon, highlighted by a complete game shutout against BYU … Grace Luderer struck out 11 in 12 innings for Seattle U and recorded a pair of wins … Julia Wernet got the win for Tarleton by allowing just three hits with three strikeouts in six innings of relief against Sam Houston … Attlyn Johnston earned the win for Dixie State against Southern Utah with a 10-strikeout game in six innings