WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army softball claimed two of three Patriot League weekly honors with junior Kasey McCravey and plebe Kristen McPeek named the Corvias Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, and sophomore Caroline Smith earned honorable mention honors in Monday's announcement by the conference office.
It is the second citation this season for McCravey, a preseason All-Patriot League selection, and first honor for McPeek, who is the second Black Knight to earn rookie honors, joining classmate Hailey Megge.
McCravey, who hit safely in all five games last week, batted .421 (8-for-19) with five of her eight hits going for extra bases with three doubles, a pair of home runs and nine runs batted in as the Black Knights went undefeated. McCravey posted an .895 slugging parentage along with a .522 on-base percentage as Army improved to 12-15 after opening league action sweeping its three game series with Holy Cross. In Army's series with Holy Cross, McCravey hit .385 with five runs batted in and scored twice.
McPeek batted .450 (9-for-20) and drove in six runs as a starter in all five Army games last week, along with batting .500 in the conference sweep of Holy Cross. The right fielder went 5-for-5 and singled home Army's first run in a 2-1 win over Holy Cross (12 innings) in Saturday's opener. Read More