Reading, Pa. (Apr. 14, 2008) – Alvernia College earned four weekly awards from the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference including
Steve DeBarberie (Drexel Hill, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) and
Shane Zellers (Wiconisco, Pa./Williams Valley) earning baseball player and pitcher of the week respectively,
McKenna Shafer (Delran, N.J./Cinnaminson) earning women’s lacrosse co-player of the week, and
Michele Kassab (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) earning softball player of the week.
DeBarberie had a ridiculous week at the plate for the Crusaders who were 5-0 in league play. He batted .786 with 11 base hits in 14 at-bats. He scored nine runs and knocked in 16 on the strength of five home runs. He finished the week with a 2.214 slugging percentage and at one point homered in three straight at-bats against Eastern.
Zellers earned pitcher of the week honors by throwing six scoreless innings in an 8-1 win at Albright while striking out nine.
Kassab was one of several players to post an impressive week for the softball team as she lengthened her current hitting streak to 14 games. She batted .611 in eight games this past week with 11 hits in 18 at-bats. She scored six runs and knocked in 11 picking up four doubles and a pair of home runs. She also drew five walks and was perfect in three stolen base attempts bring her season total to 8-for-8.
Shafer was the driving force behind the second conference win of the season for the women’s lacrosse team as she netted a school-record nine goals in a 20-11 home win over Immaculata. She also tied her own personal record for points in a game at nine. She finished the week with 14 goals and one assist in three games.
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