Two players, one from the SWC and one from SCC, both of whom have Division 1 futures, are the Week 2 winners of the CT Softball Blog’s Union 12 Design Player and Pitcher of the Week.
Masuk High School senior shortstop Grace Ely is the Player of the Week while Cheshire pitcher Jenica Matos is the Pitcher of the Week.
Matos earned three more wins on the week, pitching 19 innings and giving up just two hits total as the Rams beat Lauralton Hall (13-0), Sheehan (7-0) and Foran (6-0).
The St. John’s-bound right-hander struck out 44 in those three games while walking nine.
Cheshire, now 7-0, is the No. 1 ranked team in the state, according to both the CT Softball Blog’s Players’ Top 10 Poll and the GametimeCT Media/Coaches Poll.
Ely, who is taking her game to the University of Delaware, meanwhile, had a huge week at the plate, driving in 12 runs as the Panthers won all three games they played last week.
For the week, Ely was 8-for-12 (.667) with eight runs scored and 12 RBIs. She smashed four home runs and had three doubles as the Panthers bested New Fairfield (16-4), Joel Barlow (26-4) and Southington (8-0) to stay undefeated on the season.
Both will receive CT Softball Player POTW t-shirts courtesy of Union 12 Designs in honor of their efforts on the field.
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