Dzierzynski, Martin Garner ECC Weekly Accolades
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Mar. 24, 2014) - Junior catcher
Aly Dzierzynski (Deer Park, N.Y.) and freshman hurler
Ashley Martin (Long Beach, N.Y.) of the LIU Post softball team were selected Monday as the East Coast Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
Dzierzynski led the Pioneers to an 8-0 week with a team-high .538 batting average (14-for-26) and 16 RBIs. Nine of her 14 hits went for extra bases as she smacked five doubles and four home runs for a slugging percentage of 1.192 and an on-base clip of .556. Against Le Moyne, the Deer Park, N.Y. product finished 2-for-3 with two homers, two runs scored, and five RBIs.
Martin remained perfect in the circle, earning four more wins this week in 27 innings of work. The rookie let up just four runs on 23 hits and nine walks, while fanning 17 for an ERA of 1.04. In the nightcap versus Le Moyne, she pitched a complete-game, giving up a week-low three hits with a season-high nine strikeouts.
LIU Post returns to action on Thursday (Mar. 27), when it hosts Mercy in its 2014 ECC opener at 2:30 p.m. at the LIU Post Softball Complex in Brookville, N.Y.