Middlesex County College’s Amanda McCormick was named the national Division III Pitcher of the Week for April 2-8. The North Brunswick Township High School graduate won two games and allowed just one earned run in 12 innings of work. PHOTO MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE Middlesex County College pitcher Amanda McCormick (North Brunswick) was named the national Division III Pitcher of the Week for April 2- 8 by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
The right-hander tossed two games tallying 10 strikeouts and allowing only one run in 12 innings, including a completegame shutout over Camden County College. She also beat Bergen Community College, allowing only two hits and one earned run as Middlesex won the contest 9- 1.
McCormick, a freshman, is 4-1 on the season with a 3.862 ERA, which ranks her 10th in Region 19. She has 26 strikeouts in 29 innings of work. Sophomore catcher Morgan Widener is 11th in the Region in hitting, batting .444 with 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored. She is a Monroe High School graduate.
Cindy Pydeski, a freshman from Colonia, is batting .418 with 23 RBIs.
Sophomore Mattea Ardizzone (Edison) is batting .364 for Middlesex. Another Edison grad, Morgan Brown, a freshman, has scored 22 runs and is batting .333.
Nicole Gibbons, a teammate of Mc- Cormick’s at North Brunswick, is batting .315 with 18 RBIs and 10 runs scored. She’s a freshman outfielder.
Middlesex is 11-11 on the season and 6- 5 in the Garden State Athletic Association. Middlesex will host Sussex on April 19 in a GSAC double-header that starts at 3:30 p.m.