Feb. 26, 2008
Lehigh took home all three softball weekly awards to kick off the 2008 season. Kate Marvel was honored as the Patriot League Player of the Week for the second time in her career, while teammate Lisa Sweeney earned her ninth career Patriot League Pitcher of the Week award. Lehigh freshman Carly Potock earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors.
Patriot League Softball Release - 2.26.08 
Player of the Week
Kate Marvel, Lehigh Sr., OF, Manasquan, N.J.
Marvel hit .467 in the opening week for Lehigh, which saw the Mountain Hawks post a 4-0 mark at the Seahawk Classic. The senior centerfielder hit safely and drove in a run in all four games for the Brown and White. She drove in her first run of the season with a double against Charleston Southern and hit a two-out single in the sixth inning to drive in the go-ahead run in the 3-2 win over UNC-Greensboro. Marvel has earned two Patriot League Player of the Week awards in her career and is the reigning Patriot League Player of the Year.
Pitcher of the Week
Lisa Sweeney, Lehigh Jr., Lumberton, N.J.
Sweeney notched two of Lehigh's four wins to open the 2008 slate, not allowing a single run in 11 innings of work. The two-time Patriot League Pitcher of the Year started off the season with a one-hit complete game shutout of Charleston Southern. It marked her 15th career shutout in which she recorded a career-high 16 strikeouts. Against UNC Greensboro, she came out of the bullpen to earn a two-hit victory with eight Ks that put her over 400 strikeouts in her career. She held her opponents to a .079 batting average and issued just two walks. Sweeney has been named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week nine times in her career.
Rookie of the Week
Carly Potock, Lehigh Fr., UT, Longmont, Colo.
Potock started off her collegiate career batting .556 in a 4-0 week for the Mountain Hawks. The freshman from Longmont, Colo., hit safely in three of four games and had two multiple hit outings. On Sunday, she went 3-for-6 from the plate over two games, including a 2-for-3 performance and three runs batted in versus Delaware State. She started games at both the catcher and first base positions.
Honorable Mention
Erin McClain, Army
So., 3B, Ventura, Calif.
Hit .333 over five games at the Houston Tournament...The Black Knights played No. 23 Houston twice and No. 14 DePaul once...Ripped a two-run homer against DePaul...Ended the week with three RBI, four hits and one run scored.
Kortney Hannah, Colgate
Jr., 2B, Vacaville, Calif.
Scored both of Colgate's runs against Stony Brook...Went 2-for-2 from the plate with two runs and one RBI...Hit a home run her first at-bat of the season and later ripped a double.
Patriot League Notebook
Troyan Earns 400th Career Win
Lehigh Head Coach Fran Troyan won his 400th career game as the Mountain Hawks routed Delaware State 12-1 in five innings on Sunday. Now in his 13th season at Lehigh, Troyan is 401-216-3 overall and 173-31 in Patriot League games. He has more overall and League wins then any current Patriot League softball head coach.
Playing The Tough Teams
Army started out the season playing some of the nation's best. The Black Knights took on No. 23 Houston twice at the Cougar's tournament and also faced No. 14 DePaul.
Sweeney Stepping Up
Lehigh junior pitcher Lisa Sweeney moved to eighth on the Patriot League's all-time wins list with 47 and climbed to sixth all-time with 407 career strikeouts.
Double Duty
Lehigh's Lisa Sweeney not only notched two wins last week with a 0.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts, but was also the Patriot League's leading hitter. Over four games, Sweeney went 7-for-10 from the plate with two doubles and one home run.
Patriot League Adds One To The Coaching Ranks
Brian Claypool took over as the head coach at Holy Cross in July. Claypool is the eighth head coach in the 28-year history of the softball program. During the 2007 season he served as a volunteer coach for the Crusaders and has held previous head coaching jobs at Hartwick and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Claypool will see his first action at the helm of the Holy Cross program this weekend when the Crusaders head to Florida for the Rebel Spring Games.
Two More To Go
While Army, Bucknell, Colgate and Lehigh have all started the 2008 season both Holy Cross and Lafayette will begin this weekend. The Crusaders will play in the Rebel Spring Games from March 2-7, while the Leopards will kick off the year this Saturday with a doubleheader at Penn.
2008 Patriot League Championship
The 2008 Patriot League Softball Championship will take place Thursday-Saturday, May 8-10 at the site of the highest seed. The top four teams in the regular-season standings will advance to the Patriot League tourney. The winner of the championship will represent the Patriot League in the NCAA Tournament as its automatic qualifier. Colgate is the defending Patriot League Champion.
