Ballinger, Godfrey Earn Weekly Conference Honors
March 19, 2007
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
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The Madonna softball team swept the weekly conference honors after
the league office announced today that junior lefthander
Liz Ballinger
(St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) was named
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week and
sophomore outfielder
Hannah Godfrey
(Waterford, Mich./Waterford Mott HS) was named Player of the
Week after helping the Crusaders to a 4-2 mark during the week.
Ballinger (6-2), who also earned NAIA Region VIII Pitcher of the
Week honors, picked up two wins in three appearances during the
Crusaders trip to Ohio.
For
the week, Ballinger went 19-innings with just two earned runs
allowed and struck out 12 and posting a 0.74 ERA.
She also went the distance in wins over Shawnee State and
Cedarville.
Godfrey batted .565 in a 13-for-23 performance at the plate and hit
safely in everyone of the Crusaders' six games during the week.
Godfrey also had no less than two hits in each contest.
The 5-3 outfielder also slugged at a .739 clip with two triples, two
RBI and a pair of stolen bases.
Madonna is currently 11-6 overall and will return to action on
Tuesday, March 20, in a doubleheader at Spring Arbor at 3:00 p.m.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
