Softball Player of the Week - April 17, 2018
Samantha Varela, Penn State Hazleton
Junior | OF | Hazleton, PA
Samantha Varela of Penn State Hazleton is the USCAA Softball Player of the Week. The junior from Hazleton, PA owned the batter’s box last week, notching team highs with four home runs and 14 runs driven in as Hazleton climbed the standings with a 5-3 week on the diamond. Varela had four multi-hit games, slugging well over 1.000. Her biggest hit came on a solo home run Friday afternoon, lifting the Lady Lions to a 1-0 victory over Penn State Schuylkill. Overall, Varela was 14-25, with 13 runs, 3 doubles, a triple, and four home runs. On the mound, she provided 22.2 innings pitched, allowing a 1.54 ERA.
Previous Softball Player of the Week Winners
May 1, 2018 | Arianna Segich, Penn State Brandywine |
May 1, 2018 | Tiffany Markovitch, Penn State Fayette |
Apr 24, 2018 | Masha Lange, NHTI |
Apr 24, 2018 | Abby Stroud, Carlow University |
Apr 17, 2018 | Samantha Varela, Penn State Hazleton |
Apr 17, 2018 | Vanessa Jackson, Penn State Beaver |
Apr 10, 2018 | Erin Luckenbill, Penn State Schuylkill |
Apr 10, 2018 | Lacie Lautner, Penn State Greater Allegheny |
Apr 3, 2018 | Melissa Benson, Robert Morris University - Springfield |
Apr 3, 2018 | Tiffany Phillips, Mississippi University for Women |
Mar 27, 2018 | Ciara Steward, Mississippi University for Women |
Mar 27, 2018 | Abby Tatgenhorst, Carlow University |
Mar 20, 2018 | Brooklyn Wagner, Penn State Mont Alto |
Mar 20, 2018 | Alyssa Anaya, Robert Morris University - Springfield |
Mar 13, 2018 | Riley Thompson, Cleary University |
Mar 13, 2018 | Hollie Jones, Saint Mary of the Woods College |