New Paltz Takes SUNYAC Softball Weekly Awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - New Paltz teammates Jackie Rometo and Lindsay Roman have been selected as this week's SUNYAC Softball Athlete and Pitcher of the Week.
Rometo repeats as the SUNYAC Softball Athlete of the Week after averaging .556 at the plate to go along with a perfect fielding percentage. The Hawks went 6-0 on the week where they extended their winning streak to a program record 16 games. Rometo went 4-for-5 with two runs, four RBI, a double and a triple Tuesday in a non-conference doubleheader against Baruch. Over the weekend, she had four runs, six hits, and six RBI in sweeps over Plattsburgh and Potsdam.
Roman picked up three more victories on the mound this week, improving her record to 15-2, giving up no runs in 16 innings of work. She threw five scoreless innings against Baruch scattering just five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. She picked up the 2-0 shutout win over Plattsburgh, tossing seven innings and only allowing two hits with no walks and three strikeouts before finishing the week against Potsdam, allowing only one hit, six strikeouts and no walks and started with three perfect innings of work to help the Hawks to an 8-0 five-inning shutout.
