Elyssa Marmolejo And Kaite Burawski Earn Weekly ECC Softball Awards
Duo Helped The Purple Knights Open The 2021 Season With Saturday Sweep Of D'Youville
West Babylon, N.Y.-Senior, infielder Elyssa Marmolejo (Rialto, Calif.) and sophomore Kaite Burawski (Hartley, Del.) have been selected as the East Coast Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their outstanding play in games which took place from March 22 through 28, 2021. Marmolejo and Burawski helped Bridgeport open its 2021 season with a doubleheader sweep over the D'Youville College Saints on Saturday afternoon in Seaside Park.
Elyssa went 4-for-6 at the plate in Saturday's two games for a .667 batting average. She drove in one run on the afternoon; plus put down a perfect sacrifice bunt to set up UB's walk-off winning run in the team's 4-3 victory in game one. Marmolejo also handled five chances in the field flawlessly on Saturday.
Kaite opened her 2021 campaign with a dominant performance in the pitching circle, as she fired a one-hit, complete game, 1-0 blanking of the Saints in Saturday's nightcap. Burwaski struck out a total of 15 batters without allowing a walk, and she needed only 97 pitches, 73 of which were strikes, to twirl her masterpiece.
Up next, the University of Bridgeport softball team will travel to Molloy College for an East Coast Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.