Success on the diamond have been a common assessment so far this spring for both the Wilmington University baseball and softball teams as shown by repeat honorees on the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Report released earlier this week.
Baseball’s Sam Goines (Wilmington, Del./A.I. DuPont) was named the CACC Player of the Week for the third time this season, continuing a stretch of Wildcats named CACC Player of the Week for to the sixth consecutive report. Softball’s Chelsea Botsch (Smyrna, Del./Smyrna) was named the CACC Softball Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season.
Goines helped the baseball team to a 1-1 record last week, batting 7-for-8 with a home run, four RBI, and six runs scored in two games. Playing in Citizens Bank Park in the Bill Giles Invitational Championship against West Chester, the senior batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored, stealing a base as well. Goines then batted a perfect 5-for-5 the next day at East Stroudsburg, hitting his first home run of the season while knocking in three and scoring three more.
Botsch has continued her amazing stretch in the circle for the softball team, going 3-0 with three complete game shutouts, extending her streak to six consecutive shutout performances. Her week started with a near perfect game, as she only allowed one walk in a five-inning no-hitter, striking out six batters at USciences. She then came back and tossed another five-inning complete game shutout against East Regionally ranked No. 2 Adelphi, striking out two while only allowing five hits. The senior’s week ended against another tough opponent, tossing a full complete game shutout in a 1-0 win over East Regionally ranked No. 1 Caldwell on Senior Day. She struck out six while only allowing three hits and two walks in the win.
Goines has been named CACC Player of the Week on March 16 and March 30 this season while Botsch claimed the CACC Pitcher of the Week award on March 9.
Softball’s Kelsey Doherty was named to the Weekly Honor Roll in leading the offense to a 4-2 week while women’s lacrosse attacker Sara LeBrun was also named to the Weekly Honor Roll for leading her team to a 1-1 week.