Henneke Earns America East Player of the Week Honor
April 8, 2002 | Softball
BOSTON - Boston University freshman Julie Henneke (Philadelphia, PA / Sickles (Fla.) was named the America East's softball Player of the Week for her all-around performance last week, leading the Terriers to a 4-2 record during the week.
The center fielder/pitcher had the best game of her young career in a 3-2, eight-inning win at Stony Brook on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, the second of which was a game-winning shot in the top of the eighth. She came on in relief of starting pitcher Tiffany Finateri (Las Vegas, NV) to begin the sixth inning. She pitched a perfect three innings, striking out the side in the bottom of the eighth for the win, improving her record to 4-3 on the season. In addition to her two homers, she also had two runs batted in and scored three runs.
In an 8-0 win over the Seawolves on Sunday, she was 2-for-2 with an RBI and pitched a complete-game two-hitter with 13 strikeouts and one walk.
Against Harvard on Thursday, she had two of the Terriers' three hits in the game, one of which was a solo home run to straightaway center field that provided the teams only run in the game.
For the week, she was 9-for-15 at the plate (.600) with three doubles, three home runs, and four RBI. In the circle, she pitched 11 innings, allowing just two hits with 22 strikeouts and only one walk.
Henneke leads the Terriers in nearly every offensive statistical category, including batting (.333), slugging (.567), and on-base percentage (.381). She also has the most runs scored (16), doubles (6), home runs (3), and total bases (51). Among the Terrier pitchers, Henneke leads the team in opponent's batting average (.164).
In the conference, Henneke is fifth in batting, and has the sixth-lowest earned run average at 1.30.
The Terriers (12-18, 7-1), who currently hold a two-game lead over Albany in the conference standings, host non-conference opponent Holy Cross on Wednesday, April 10. The Terriers have a 17-game winning streak over the Crusaders. Game time is 3 p.m. at the B. U. Softball Field. B. U. then travels to Albany for a four-game series against the Great Danes on April 13 and 14.
