April 16, 2024
KC Machado Named NEC Co-Player of The Week
Kassandra (KC) Machado homered in each of Central's three wins over Wagner in Staten Island this weekend to earn Co-Player of the Week honors.
Kassandra (KC) Machado homered in each of Central's three wins over Wagner in Staten Island this weekend to earn Co-Player of the Week honors.
KASSANDRA (KC) MACHADO (JR, 2B): Last Week .444 batting average (4-for-9), 1.444 slugging percentage, .500 on-base percentage, 4 runs, 6 RBI, 1 walk, 3 home runs.
- Blasted three home runs in three wins in a three-game series with Wagner this weekend.
- Machado's biggest home run was a three-run bomb to left field that put her team ahead 6-0 in the fifth inning of an eventual 7-2 victory over The Seahawks.
- Her second home run was a two-run shot in game two where she extended her team lead to 11-2 in a five-inning mercy at Wagner.
- In game three of the series she hit a solo home run that gave her team an 8-0 lead that would hold for another five-inning win via the mercy rule.
- NEC's leader in slugging percentage (.680). Machado is the third Blue Devil to earn NEC Player of the Week honors this season as she joins Paige Stringer (Feb. 27) and Ava Cino (April 2).
MEG GORMAN (SR, CF): Last Week .545 batting average (6-for-11), .727 slugging percentage, .583 on-base percentage, 3 runs, 5 RBI, 2 doubles, 1 walk
- Reached base safely with a hit in each of CCSUs three games this week.
- Had three RBIs via a bases-clearing double in Central's 11-2 mercy rule victory over Wagner in game two.
- Opened the scoring in the series finale with a two-run double and finished 3-for-4 at the plate in an eventual 8-0, five-inning run-rule win.
PAIGE STRINGER (Sr, 3B): Last Week .700 batting average (7-for-10), .800 slugging percentage, .727 on-base percentage, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 1 double, 1 walk,
- Registered two or more hits in each of the three games for Central.
- Stringer was 3-for-3 in the final game of the three-game series with two RBIs.
- She was one-for-one on stolen base attempts this week.
The Blue Devils are at home for a doubleheader at 2:00 with Army on Wednesday.
