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Eastern Mennonite softball pitcher Molly Smith<\/a><\/strong> (Elkton, VA\/Spotswood) didn’t allow a run in three appearances last week.\u00a0 On Monday, April 9, she was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Pitcher of the Week for her efforts.<\/p>\n

Smith threw a pair of complete game shutouts last week to pick up a pair of victories.\u00a0 The sophomore threw 13.2 scoreless innings to improve to 6-1 on the year.\u00a0 She scattered five hits in a 2-0 win over Randolph, then threw a five-inning shutout against Sweet Briar.<\/p>\n

Smith is second in the ODAC with four shutouts, fourth in batting average against and fifth in ERA.<\/p>\n

She also helped lead EMU at the plate, batting .537 with a pair of homeruns.\u00a0 Smith scored five runs and knocked in nine more, and leads the ODAC with 35 RBIs.<\/p>\n

The Lady Royals are 22-6 as they prepare for Tuesday’s doubleheader at Roanoke.\u00a0 They women are 6-4 in ODAC play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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