MAC Commonwealth Pitcher of the Week
Natalie Rietema (York / Jr., RHP / Ringwood, N.J.) went 2-1 for the week for the Spartans. She began the week with a complete game seven inning performance against Susquehanna as she allowed fiveruns, three earned on six hits with 11 strikeouts and two walks in the win. Against Hood on Saturday, she again threw seven innings as she allowed three runs, one earned, on six hits with four strikeouts. Rietema closed out the week with a four-hit shutout of DeSales on Sunday. She struck out six and did not allow an extra base hit in the game. For the week, she was 2-1 with three complete games including one shutout. She tossed 20 innings, allowing eight runs, four earned, on 16 hits with 21 strikeouts and a 1.40 ERA.