CUNYAC/Pepsi Softball Rookie of the Week
Patricia Riches, Staten Island
Shortstop/Freshman/Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph by the Sea
Patricia Riches has had an unreal start to the year. In the weekend DH against Lehman she batted .857 with a slugging percentage or 2.286. She broke the school record with 7 RBI in the game, and had a grand slam in the first game as well. Her 2 homers in the second contest tied five other Dolphins for the school record there as well. For the season, Riches is batting .656 (21-32) with a team-best 16 RBI. She has four doubles and three homers, giving her a slugging percentage of 1.063.