{"id":6400,"date":"2011-03-29T10:54:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T14:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=6400"},"modified":"2011-04-11T11:03:38","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T15:03:38","slug":"softball-star-brooke-hensley-takes-odac-player-of-the-week-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/softball-star-brooke-hensley-takes-odac-player-of-the-week-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball Star Brooke Hensley Takes ODAC &#8216;Player Of The Week&#8217; Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brooke Hensley<\/strong> (Elkton, Va.\/Spotswood) was Ms. Clutch  last week for Eastern Mennonite as she helped the <a href=\"\/athletics\/softball\/\">Lady Royals softball squad<\/a> extend  their winning streak to 10 games. On Monday, the Old Dominion Athletic  Conference recognized her as well, naming Hensley the <strong>ODAC Player of the  Week<\/strong> in softball.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo right\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/athletics\/images\/rosters\/softball\/brooke_hensley.jpg\" alt=\"Freshman Brooke Hensley was named ODAC Player of the Week for her big outing against Frostburg State.\" \/><br \/>\nFreshman Brooke Hensley was named ODAC Player of the Week for her big outing against Frostburg State.<\/div>\n<p>In Thursday&#8217;s sweep of Frostburg State, a fellow 2010 NCAA Tournament  qualifier, Hensley batted 7-8 from the plate (.875) with eight RBIs and  three runs scored.<\/p>\n<p>She racked up seven of those RBIs in the nightcap, a mercy-shortened  win.  All of her RBIs came with two outs.  She had a pair of two-run  singles, and then ended the game in the sixth, emptying the loaded bases  with a triple to seal the 15-5 score.  Hensley finished the game 4-5  with seven RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>In an 8-3 win in the first game, the shortstop was 3-3 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Royals are 15-7 on the season, having <strong>won 10 in a row<\/strong> including  six in ODAC play. After having two twinbills postponed last week, the  women return to conference play Tuesday, March 29, when they host Sweet Briar.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch at Gehman Field in Harrisonburg is at 3:00pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooke Hensley (Elkton, Va.\/Spotswood) was Ms. Clutch last week for Eastern Mennonite as she helped the Lady Royals softball squad extend their winning streak to 10 games. 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