Elly McCarthy started her 2012 season with an outstanding week at the dish. She hit .474 (18-of-38), launched a pair of home runs and totaled seven extra base hits while collecting 18 RBIs. McCarthy, an All-Commonwealth Conference First Teamer at the utility position last spring, had seven multi-hit games in 10 games played, including a 4-for-5 effort with a double, triple and five RBIs in an 8-7 win over No. 18 Moravian. She was also a perfect 3-for-3 against Neumann, and had a pair of hits and four RBIs in a win over Salve Regina.