Softball

Pence Claims Second GNAC Weekly Honor

Posted: Apr 04, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly awards have been released and Saint Joseph's College junior Meredith Pence (Remington, Va.) has been named as the GNAC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this spring.

Pence posted a 3-0 record with a minuscule 0.32 ERA in 22.0 innings last week, allowing just 12 hits while striking out 20 and walking 10 in three starts. She held opposing hitters to a paltry .160 (12-75) batting average and did not yield an earned run while fanning 15 in 15 innings versus Anna Maria and Regis on March 31 and April 2, respectively. In a 2-1 win at UNE on March 29, she allowed just one earned on three hits with five K's in a complete-game victory.

In eight appearances this spring, Pence sports a 6-1 record with a 1.60 ERA and 43 strikeouts while allowing 36 hits and 22 walks in 48 innings. She currently leads the GNAC in ERA and shutouts (2) and ranks third in the conference in wins and opponents' batting average (.207, 36-174).

Saint Joseph's will play at Lasell University on Saturday in a GNAC doubleheader set to begin at 12:00 PM.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.