NEC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Savannah Nash, Saint Francis U
Outfield, Junior, Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee
Last Week’s Stats: .625 AVG (10-for-16), 1.125 SLG%, .647 OB%, 4 R, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 0 K, 1-1 SB-SBA
In Saint Francis U’s 4-0 week that featured doubleheader sweeps of George Mason and UMBC in the Free State, Nash crafted a sizzling .625/.647/1.125 slash line for the Red Flash. During that stretch, the Red Flash combined to outscore the opposition by a 22-8 margin, thanks in part to Nash, who scored four runs and drove in six more over the weekend. Most impressively, half of the junior outfielder’s 10 hits went for extra bases. In Saturday’s first game against the Patriots, Nash went 2-for-3 with an RBI double that extended the Red Flash lead to 3-1, the eventual final, in the top of the seventh. She was just as destructive in the nightcap, a 4-3 Saint Francis U victory. Finishing 3-for-4 in that outing, Nash put the Red Flash ahead by a 2-0 count on an RBI single in the second frame before she tripled in another run and scored on an error in the fourth to make it a 4-1 advantage. Against the Retrievers on Sunday, Nash, who went 5-for-9 in the batter’s box in that stretch, blasted a three-run home run in the top of the fifth that ultimately sealed the 10-0 mercy-rule triumph in the opener. In addition to her outstanding numbers at the plate, Nash stole one base and had a flawless weekend in centerfield with three putouts and zero miscues. She enters the week as the NEC’s leader in home runs (3), doubles (4), runs (7), stolen bases (3) and RBI (10) while ranking third in batting average (.514) and second in OPS (1.500). Nash has had a stranglehold on the NEC Player of the Week award in 2025, garnering the honor in each of the three possible weeks.

NEC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Brooklyn Shroyer, FDU
Pitcher, Sophomore, Sam Dimas, CA/Bonita
Last Week’s Stats: 0.00 ERA, 1-0 Record, 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K. 130 OPP AVG
Shroyer’s right arm led FDU to its first victory of the 2025 campaign by way of a 1-0 final at Morgan State on Saturday. The sophomore and reigning NEC Rookie of the Year went the distance in the shutout, and she did so with authority. Allowing just three base runners on three hits, Shroyer, who induced nine ground outs and two foul outs, struck out a season-high nine batters. The nine punchouts marked a season-best performance by an NEC hurler this season, while the complete-game clean sheet was the first by a conference pitcher in 2025. Under the Sam Dimas, CA native’s watch, the Bears did not have a single base runner get past first base. On the season, Shroyer is tied with four other NEC pitchers, including fellow teammate Julia Swan, for first in the circuit in strikeouts with 13. This is Shroyer’s seventh career weekly award from the NEC, as she was pegged the NEC Rookie of the Week four times last season and the NEC Pitcher of the Week on two occasions. 

NEC SOFTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Addie Smith, Saint Francis U
Catcher/Infield, Freshman, Guilford, CT/Guilford
Last Week’s Stats: .538 AVG (7-for-13), .846 SLG%, .571 OB%, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB
For the second time this season, a Saint Francis U first-year player has taken home the NEC Rookie of the Week award. Addie Smith, a catcher/infielder, joined fellow classmate AB Cipalla on the awards list after her timely hitting helped lead the Red Flash to a perfect 4-0 weekend in Maryland. Scoring four times during that stretch, Smith posted a .538 batting average, a .571 on-base percentage and a .846 slugging percentage for Saint Francis U, which posted consecutive sweeps of George Mason on Saturday and UMBC on Sunday. Recording at least one hit in all four games — including multiple hits in two contests — Smith helped the Red Flash offense put up 22 runs over the weekend. Going a perfect 3-for-3 in the first game of the weekend against the Patriots on Saturday, the Nutmeg State product scored the go-ahead run on a Cipalla triple in the fifth before she crossed home for an insurance run in the seventh in the 3-1 win. In the nightcap at George Mason, her first career home run — a solo shot in the second frame — helped give Saint Francis U a lead it would not relinquish for the remainder of the contest. Smith’s stellar play carried into Sunday. She combined to go 3-for-7 with one run to help the Red Flash score a sweep of the Retrievers. On the season, Smith is tied for third in the conference in runs (6).


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Brooklyn Shroyer, FDU (P, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 0.00 ERA, 1-0 Record, 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K. 130 OPP AVG

• Tossed a complete-game shutout to lead FDU to a 1-0 victory at Morgan State (Feb. 22)
• Fanned nine batters, the most by an NEC hurler in a game this season
• NEC Pitcher of the Week

 
Alyssa Dybacz, LEM (C, Sr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .429 AVG (6-for-14), .857 SLG%, .529 OB%, 5 R, 5 RBI, 3 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 HBP

• Doubled Le Moyne’s lead to 4-0 with a fifth-inning, two run home run against Brown, a 6-3 win on Saturday (Feb. 22)
• Drove in two runs on a two-bagger in the second inning to make it a 5-0 Le Moyne advantage in an eventual 13-8 win over Youngstown State (Feb. 22)

 
Allie Braly, SFU (P, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: 1.91 ERA, 2-0 Record, 2 GS, 1 CG, 11.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 5 K, .184 OPP AVG

• Earned wins in each of her starts against George Mason (Feb. 22) and UMBC (Feb. 23)
• Tossed a two-hit shutout in a five-inning, 10-0 win at UMBC 
• Leads the NEC in wins (3), starts (6), complete games (3) and innings pitched (36.2)

 
Aliya Garroway, SFU (IF, So.)
Last Week’s Stats: . 500 AVG (6-for-12), .750 SLG%, .538 OB%, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 2B, 1 BB

• Doubled twice as part of a 3-for-3 performance at the plate, scoring one run and drove in two more in Saint Francis U’s 10-0, five-inning win at UMBC on Sunday (Feb. 23)

 
Savannah Nash, SFU (OF, Jr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .625 AVG (10-for-16), 1.125 SLG%, .647 OB%, 4 R, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 0 K, 1-1 SB-SBA

• Combined for five multi-base hits in Saint Francis U’s 4-0 weekend
• Went 5-for-7 with three RBI in the Red Flash’s two-game sweep of George Mason on Saturday (Feb. 22)
• Drove in the go-ahead run on a double in the top of the seventh in Saturday’s nightcap, a 4-3 win over the Patriots
• Doubled and homered as part of 3-for-4 effort at the plate in Sunday’s 10-0 win over UMBC, finishing with three runs and three RBI in the five-inning triumph (Feb. 23)
• NEC Player of the Week

 
Addie Smith, SFU (C/IF, Fr.)
Last Week’s Stats: .538 AVG (7-for-13), .846 SLG%, .571 OB%, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB

• Notched at least one hit in each of Saint Francis U’s four wins
• Went 3-for-3 with two runs in Saturday’s 3-1 win at George Mason (Feb. 22)
• Hit her first career home run in the nightcap with the Patriots and scored the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh in the 4-3 triumph (Feb. 22)
• NEC Rookie of the Week