MAC Freedom Pitcher of the Week
Samantha Bloom (King’s / Jr., P-INF / Scranton, Pa.) led the Monarchs to a doubleheader sweep over conference foe Delaware Valley, picking up both victories. She recorded the two wins with 14 strikeouts, two walks, three hits, no runs, while holding opponents to a .100 batting average over nine innings of work. Bloom recorded a complete-game 2-0 shutout in game one where she allowed just one hit, walked two and struck out 12 batters. She retired the final 12 batters of the game, including five strikeouts. In game two, she pitched two relief innings to help rally the Monarchs from a 3-2 deficit to a 4-3 win. Bloom struck out two batters in the final inning to earn the win.