Softball

CUNYAC Softball Weekly Award Winners (Apr. 20, 2026)

2026 Softball: Standings | Schedule/Results | Statistics

CUNYAC Softball Player of the Week
Jules Wychunas, Baruch (So., SS/2B/OF, Hummelstown, Pa.)

Wychunas batted .368 (7-19) with six runs batted in and a .579 slugging percentage after recording two doubles and a triple.  She hit safely in all six games for the Bearcats last week and went 3-6 in a doubleheader against Centenary (N.J.).

CUNYAC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lindsay Ogden, John Jay (Jr., RHP, Loxahatchee, Fla.)

Ogedn threw a five-inning no-hitter in a win against Lehman on Friday, striking out 10 with just one walk.  She also allowed one run in six innings of the second game of a doubleheader against New Paltz on Wednesday.

CUNYAC Softball Rookie of the Week
Jaylene Riley, York (Fr., SS, Woodhaven, N.Y.)

Across four games, Riley batted .800 (8-10) with a 1.500 slugging percentage and .846 on-base percentage last week.  She drove in 10 runs and totaled two doubles, a triple and a home run.  She went 5-6 in a doubleheader sweep of Yeshiva with two doubles, a triple and five RBI while walking three times and recording four stolen bases.  Riley homered against Sarah Lawrence on Monday.
 
CUNYAC Softball Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Abigail Bidinger, Hunter (Fr., P, Boylston, Mass.)

Bidinger went 2-0 in the circle with a 1.40 earned run average last week.  She allowed three earned runs in an eight inning win against Mount Saint Mary, then struck out five and surrendered one unearned run in a 2-1 win against Baruch as part of a split Saturday.

Previous Award Winners
Week Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Rookie of the Week Honorable Mention
3/9/26 Mina Barriga, Baruch None Zenaya Ortiz, Lehman Patty Sanchez, Lehman
3/16/26 Addy Cook, Brooklyn None Haylee Burleigh, Brooklyn None
3/23/26 Jules Wychunas, Baruch Kureshma Dhanraj, Brooklyn Victoria Elderbaum, Brooklyn Addy Cook, Brooklyn
3/30/26 Addy Cook, Brooklyn Leilani Jimenez, Baruch Haylee Burleigh, Brooklyn Kendal Bryant, John Jay
4/6/26 Megan Bell, Baruch Reina Castro-Johnson, Baruch Abigail Bidinger, Hunter Jastherine Marte, Baruch
4/13/26 Sonia Rosales Rosenthal, Hunter Jessica Bowe, Brooklyn Abigail Bidinger, Hunter Katelyn Young, Brooklyn

Last Week's Results

Monday, April 13
Sarah Lawrence 17, York 3 | Box Score
Sarah Lawrence 16, York 7 | Box Score

Tuesday, April 14
Mount Saint Vincent 13, Lehman 5 | Box Score
Centenary (NJ) 9, Baruch 8 | Box Score
Mount Saint Mary (NY) 13, Hunter 4 | Box Score
Mount Saint Vincent 15, Lehman 5 | Box Score
Hunter 5, Mount Saint Mary (NY) 4 | Box Score
Baruch 14, Centenary (NJ) 3 | Box Score

Wednesday, April 15
New Paltz 12, John Jay 0 | Box Score
New Paltz 1, John Jay 0 | Box Score

Thursday, April 16
Montclair State 11, Baruch 3 | Box Score
Montclair State 8, Baruch 2 | Box Score

Friday, April 17
York 18, Yeshiva 8 | Box Score
York 31, Yeshiva 22 | Box Score
Brooklyn 8, Rutgers-Newark 2 | Box Score
John Jay 13, Lehman 0 | Box Score
Rutgers-Newark 3, Brooklyn 2 | Box Score
John Jay 9, Lehman 1 | Box Score

Saturday, April 18
Baruch 1, Hunter 0 | Box Score
Hunter 2, Baruch 1 | Box Score

This Week's Schedule

Monday, April 20
Brooklyn at Old Westbury – 4 pm (DH)

Tuesday, April 21
St. Joseph's Long Island at Hunter - 3 pm (DH)
Mount Saint Vincent at Baruch – 3:30 pm (DH)

Thursday, April 23
York at Purchase – 3 pm (DH)

Friday, April 24
John Jay at York – 2:30 pm
Lehman at Baruch – 3:30 pm (DH)

Saturday, April 25
Brooklyn at Hunter – 12 pm (DH)


2026 CUNYAC Softball Championship
Thursday May 7, Friday May 8 - Brooklyn College
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