Philadelphia, PA- Philadelphia
University freshman pitcher Ali Schmidt (Cordova,
MD/ Easton) has been named the Eastern Collegiate Athletic
Conference (ECAC) 'Co-Pitcher of the Week' for her
performances ending on April 5th. The honor is
Schmidt's first regional distinction.
Earlier in the week, Schmidt was named Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference (CACC) 'Pitcher of the Week' and Rookie
of the Week' as she went 3-0 with a .36 ERA, shutting down #16
nationally-ranked Georgian Court University in a 2-1 11 inning win
and getting a 1-0 shutout over #1 regionally-ranked C.W.
Post. She totaled 38 strikeouts on the week.