Three Named AMCC Athletes of the Week

ERIE, Pa. – Penn State Behrend softball players Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) and Marissa Torretti (DuBois, PA/DuBois) and baseball player Colin Harger (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) were named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week.

Schmidt was named the AMCC Softball Pitcher of the Week. Schmidt appeared in three games on the mound for the Lions this week. In 14 innings pitched she had 15 strikeouts and gave up just eight hits and one run. She tallied two wins and helped lead the Lions to an AMCC Championship victory. She averaged 7.50 strikeouts per game and finished the week with a .50 ERA.

Torretti earned AMCC Softball Player of the Week honors. Torretti appeared in all six games for the Lions this week in the AMCC playoffs. Torretti tallied seven hits, three RBIs, and two base on balls for a .389 batting average and .450 on-base percentage. She also contributed three stolen bases and seven total bases. Torretti was a key player in winning the AMCC Championship. In a scoreless game one against Mt. Aloysius, Torretti led off the sixth inning with a bunt in front of home plate, making her way to first and scored the go-ahead run on a bunt by Mackenzie McIntire which would eventually secure the Lions victory. Torretti also had a 1.000 fielding percentage from center field and tallied eight putouts and two assists. Torretti was named to the AMCC All-Tournament team.

Harger was named the AMCC Baseball Player of the Week. Harger hit .833 in three wins this week to help the Lions advance to the AMCC Championships. He tallied 10 hits in 12 at-bats, scored six runs and drove four in. Harger was 5-for-5 with four runs and two RBIs in game two against Mt. Aloysius.