Palmeri Named ECC Rookie Of The Week
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (March 12, 2013) – Freshman second baseman
Maria Palmeri (Middle Village, N.Y.) of the LIU Post softball team was recognized by the East Coast Conference as this week's Rookie of the Week.
Palmeri led the Pioneers at the plate with a .500 average, four RBI, and two runs scored. She went 3-for-3 with a leadoff homerun against Tiffin University. Against Southwest Minnesota State University, she drove in two runs to tie the game in the sixth inning.
LIU Post took a 6-2 victory over Tiffin in game one before coming from behind to beat SMSU in a seventh inning walk-off victory, 4-3.
The 3-2 Pioneers hit the diamond Wednesday, March 13 as they continue Rebel Games action in Kissimmee, Fla. At 11 a.m., they face off against Adelphi University followed by a 3 p.m. matchup against Minnesota State University – Moorhead.