Atlantic 10 ReleaseNEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Fordham softball standout
Rachel Gillen was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Tuesday by the league.
Gillen started two of three games she played in the circle and went 2-1 with a 0.76 ERA to go along with 20 strikeouts and four walks while scattering 14 hits in 18.1 innings. The southpaw from Wilmington, Del. was summoned into relief against Pacific with two outs in the top of the first with the Rams trailing 3-0. She allowed no runs, just three hits, walked two and whiffed eight to help Fordham rally for a 4-3 win. She ended the weekend with a complete-game shutout in the Rams 8-0 victory over Portland State. Gillen yielded five hits, walked one and struck out seven.
Fordham returns to action this weekend, Feb. 13-15, in Tampa, Fla. at South Florida's President's Day Weekend Tournament. The Rams will play five games in three days against St. John's, #14 Tennessee, Florida Gulf Coast, South Florida and Detroit.
