TOWSON, Md. – Sophomore pitcher
Gabby Duran and senior second baseman
Haley Meierhofer have swept the Landmark Conference Softball Athlete of the Week awards, it was announced Monday.
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The pair helped the Rangers to a 5-3 showing over the team's final eight games of their season-opening spring break trip to Florida, where they finished 7-3 overall.
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Duran fired a no-hitter versus Crown College in which she struck out five and allowed just three baserunners (two walks, one hit batter) in the Rangers' 5-0 victory. It was Drew's first no-hitter since 2015 and the Rangers' first seven-inning no-no since 2006. Duran also earned the victory in a 5-2 win over Geneva College, tossing four innings while allowing just one run on four hits and three walks while striking out four. In addition, she worked three scoreless innings and allowed just one hit while striking out two to pick up a save in Drew's 9-2 victory over Alfred State College. For the week, she went 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 14 innings pitched.
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Meierhofer batted .565 (13-for-23) with nine runs scored and five stolen bases during the nominating period from last week. She recorded five multi-hit games and batted safely in six of her seven outings for the week, including a stellar showing in the win over Alfred State in which she went 4-for-4 with three runs and three stolen bases. For the entire trip, she batted .517 (15-for-29) with 12 runs and seven steals. Defensively, she was perfect over 27 chances (18 putouts, nine assists).
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The Rangers return to action on Thursday, when they play their home opener versus Kean University at 2 p.m. in a non-conference doubleheader.
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