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Athlete of the Week

Valerie Pineiro

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/7/2015
  • Sport
    Softball
  • Bio
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Freshman Valerie Pineiro has been named GoExplorers.com Athlete of the Week following her performance over the weekend in a sweep of St. Bonaventure.
 
The Audubon, N.J. native went 6-6 with three home runs, eight RBIs and three runs scored in the 6-2, 10-5 doubleheader sweep over the Bonnies on Saturday at West Campus Field. The freshman hit a grand slam in game one to help La Salle jump out to a 4-0 lead from which they wouldn't look back. In game two Pineiro hit a pair of solo homers in the second and fifth innings while adding an RBI single to help fuel La Salle to the 10-5 win. She finished the week with a 1.000 on-base percentage and a 2.500 slugging percentage.Pineiro also earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors for her play over the weekend.
 
Pineiro and the Explorers hit the road to take on Lafayette in a doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at three before returning home for a weekend series against Rhode Island. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
5/5/2015 Chris Sanders Men's Track and Field
4/20/2015 Alanna Diffendal Women's Lacrosse
4/14/2015 Christina Bascara Softball
4/7/2015 Valerie Pineiro Softball
3/30/2015 Luke Reilly Baseball
3/23/2015 Michelle Hagarty Softball
3/9/2015 Ryan Welling Baseball
2/23/2015 Johan Roth Men's Swimming and Diving
2/9/2015 Alicia Cropper Women's Basketball
2/2/2015 Cayleigh Solano Women's Track and Field
1/26/2015 Emma Smith Women's Swimming and Diving
1/20/2015 Vince Perozze Men's Track and Field
1/5/2015 Alicia Cropper Women's Basketball
12/22/2014 Jordan Price Men's Basketball
12/15/2014 Cleon Roberts Men's Basketball
12/8/2014 Alicia Cropper Women's Basketball
12/1/2014 Jasmine Alston Women's Basketball
11/24/2014 Fabian Bergman Men's Swimming and Diving
11/17/2014 Morgan Szekely Women's Cross Country
11/10/2014 Mike Kirk Men's Soccer
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