UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week May 19, 2015
May 16, 2015
This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week! Voting ends Tuesday at noon (note new deadline day), so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too!
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•Ashley Guillette - Oxford softball
The Coastal Carolina-bound senior pitched all 14 innings and had 25 strikeouts in 1-0 shutout of No. 5 Seymour Wednesday. Oxford (17-1) is currently the second-rated team in CIAC Class M.
•Natalia Hart – Foran-Milford softball
The junior outfielder drove in seven runs, including a grand slam, in a 23-0 rout of Hillhouse-New Haven Monday. Friday, she had three hits an an RBI in a 6-3 win over Sacred Heart Academy. The Lions (10-7) have a tough week ahead: unbeaten Cheshire Monday, 13-4 Amity Regional Wednesday, and 13-3 Lauralton Hall-Milford Friday. The last game is among five that fans can select as CPTV Sports’ UChoose Memorial Day Weekend game here (vote ends Monday at noon).
•Henry Hunt – Old Lyme boys lacrosse
The junior attacker scored nine goals Thursday in a 14-11 win over rival Valley Regional. He had five Monday in a 15-2 rout of Old Saybrook.
•Robbie Jones – New Canaan baseball
The sophomore started a big week with a two-run walkoff homer in the eighth Monday to lift the Rams over Greenwich, 8-7 (Watch and hear the call from Hersam Acorn’s Rob Adams via GameTimeCT.com here) Wednesday, he was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 7-2 win over Wilton. Thursday, he scored the winning run in the eighth on Brandon Abate’s single in a 9-8 win over Trinity Catholic-Stamford. New Canaan is 14-3.
•Henry Hunt – Old Lyme boys lacrosse
The junior attacker scored nine goals Thursday in a 14-11 win over rival Valley Regional. He had five Monday in a 15-2 rout of Old Saybrook.
•Sarah Strilkauskas – Bristol Central softball
The sophomore hit a game-winning inside-the-park homer in the 10th inning to give Central an 8-7 win over Rocky Hill Tuesday. She was hitless in her previous four at-bats, according to Derek Turner of GameTimeCT.com
•Kelsey White - Middletown softball
The sophomore infielder hit three homers in a 20-5 victory over Plainville Tuesday. She had two hits, including a two-run single, in Middletown’s 15-3 win over Bristol Central Friday.