Colorado State University Athletics
Donaldson Named Mountain West Player of the Week
4/10/2018 3:13:00 PM | Softball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado State softball shortstop Haley Donaldson was named the Player of the Week in the Mountain West, the league announced Tuesday.
Donaldson is the second CSU softball player to earn a weekly award from the conference this season, (Hutton 2/21). The honor is also the first for Donaldson of her career.
The sophomore led Colorado State last week in nearly every category offensively. She finished a .571 batting mark, eight hits, including four doubles and a home run. The human development and family studies major drove in five runs, while slugging 1.071 and posting a .647 on-base percentage. Donaldson registered a hit in all four games last week, including three games with two-or-more hits and one with three base hits.
Donaldson also finished perfect at short for the week with six assists and five putouts.
After earning its second win of the season against Northern Colorado, the Rams won its second Mountain West series of the season with a 2-1 series win against New Mexico. The Rams let the first game slip away, but rebounded with a six inning shutout in game two – its second shutout of the season against a conference opponent. The Rams finished with week dominating in the finale, run ruling the Lobos 12-4. Overall, CSU won its three games all by run rule and outscored its opponents, 32-10.
Colorado State (21-11, 5-4 MW) will continue Mountain West Conference play at Utah State this weekend.
Donaldson is the second CSU softball player to earn a weekly award from the conference this season, (Hutton 2/21). The honor is also the first for Donaldson of her career.
The sophomore led Colorado State last week in nearly every category offensively. She finished a .571 batting mark, eight hits, including four doubles and a home run. The human development and family studies major drove in five runs, while slugging 1.071 and posting a .647 on-base percentage. Donaldson registered a hit in all four games last week, including three games with two-or-more hits and one with three base hits.
Donaldson also finished perfect at short for the week with six assists and five putouts.
After earning its second win of the season against Northern Colorado, the Rams won its second Mountain West series of the season with a 2-1 series win against New Mexico. The Rams let the first game slip away, but rebounded with a six inning shutout in game two – its second shutout of the season against a conference opponent. The Rams finished with week dominating in the finale, run ruling the Lobos 12-4. Overall, CSU won its three games all by run rule and outscored its opponents, 32-10.
Colorado State (21-11, 5-4 MW) will continue Mountain West Conference play at Utah State this weekend.
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