Softball

Bouchard Earns GNAC & MCBSA Weekly Honors

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

STANDISH, Maine – Weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College sophomore catcher Chantelle Bouchard (Biddeford, Maine) has earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and Maine College Baseball & Softball Association (MCBSA) Player of the Week honors.

Bouchard hit .444 (12-27) with 10 runs, five doubles, three home runs, and 10 RBI in a 6-2 week for the Monks. The sophomore catcher led St. Joe's to a sweep at Rivier University on Sunday when she went 6-8 with three runs, three doubles, a home run (her GNAC-leading 10th of the season), and four RBI in the two wins combined to help Saint Joseph's earn the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament.

Through 33 games this spring, Bouchard is hitting .393 (42-107) with 28 runs, 13 doubles, 10 home runs, 37 RBI, and three stolen bases. She currently leads the GNAC in doubles, home runs, total bases (85), and slugging percentage (.794). Bouchard also ranks third in the conference in RBI and ninth in hits.

This week's announcement marks the second time this season that Bouchard has earned GNAC and MCBSA accolades.

Saint Joseph's (17-16, 12-4 GNAC) has earned the top seed in the North Division and will host a double-elimination GNAC Tournament pod starting with a 3:30 PM contest versus #5N New England College on Thursday.

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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.