NEC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Savannah Nash, Saint Francis U
Outfield, Junior, Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee
Last Week’s Stats: .364 AVG (4-for-11), .636 SLG%, .533 OB%, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 4 BB
Saint Francis U’s two-time All-NEC outfielder made it back-to-back NEC Player of the Week honors to open the 2025 campaign. The Mechanicsville, VA native posted a .364 batting average and a .533 on-base percentage to lead the Red Flash at the Spiro Classic. In four games, Nash went 4-for-11 at the plate with two runs, four walks and a pair of RBI. The highlight of her weekend came on Sunday when she launched her league-leading second home run — a two-run shot — as part of a 2-for-4 effort against UNC Greensboro. A junior, Nash leads the Red Flash in a plethora of categories, including batting average (.429), OPS (1.300), slugging percentage (.762), on-base percentage (.538), walks (5), hits (9), runs (3), RBI (4), total bases (16) and homers. 

NEC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
None Awarded

NEC SOFTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Mackenzie Gillis, Mercyhurst
Catcher/Third Base, Freshman, Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland
Last Week’s Stats: .667 AVG (4-for-6), .833 SLG%, .667 OB%, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Gillis made a splash for the Lakers in their Division I debut this past weekend. The rookie catcher/third baseman began her career by combining for a .667 batting average in a pair of games. Going 4-for-6, she drove in three runs, slugged .833 and posted a .667 on-base percentage in games against Saint Peter’s and Norfolk State on Saturday. A native of Gibsonia, PA, Gillis went a perfect 3-for-3 and drove in half of Mercyhurst’s four runs in her first-ever collegiate game. Against the Spartans, she laced her first extra-base hit — an RBI double — in the seventh inning. Gillis enters the week ranked first in the NEC in batting average and on-base percentage. She is the first-ever Laker softball player to garner weekly recognition from the NEC.


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Skylar Warn, CCSU (IF, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .333 AVG (3-for-9), .778 SLG%, .500 OB%, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 HBP

• Combined for two extra base hits during Central Connecticut’s opening weekend
• Doubled at Charleston Southern and homered against UNC Wilmington (Feb. 15)

 
Mackenzie Gillis, MU (C/3B, Fr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .667 AVG (4-for-6), .833 SLG%, .667 OB%, 1 2B, 3 RBI

• Went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs in her collegiate debut against Saint Peter’s (Feb. 15)
• Named the NEC Rookie of the Week

 
Savannah Nash, SFU (OF, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .364 AVG (4-for-11), .636 SLG%, .533 OB%, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 4 BB

• Recorded at least one hit in three of four games at the Spiro Classic
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI at UNC Greensboro (Feb. 16)
• Named the NEC Player of the Week