BOSTON – Delaney Sylvester of the Suffolk softball team collected more weekly accolades to her resume as the senior catcher was tabbed HeroSports.com DIII Hitting HERO of the Week after capturing the week-long national poll.
Sylvester was nominated for the honor Wednesday after the having a week at the plate in an 8-0 week for the Rams. The Worcester, Massachusetts, native, grabbed 50.36 percent of the votes, just 42 more than the second-place finish with 352 of the near 700 submitted to receive the honor.
The GNAC Corvias Player of the Week took home the hardware after putting together a slash line of .667/.731/1.286 over eight contests. Four of the 14 hits she contributed went over the fence including her 200th career knock, which sealed Sylvester's spot in the Rams' record book as the second-ever Suffolk softball student-athlete to accomplish the feat and first since Hall of Famer Jess Ferriera in 2009. She brought in 13 runs and scored 11 herself to help Suffolk extend its streak to 13 straight victories.
The HERO of the Week nod is the first of Sylvester's career and second such nomination.
Suffolk and Sylvester are back in action this weekend as it visits Mount Ida Saturday, April 21 before entertaining Albertus Magnus Sunday, April 22. Both GNAC doubleheaders have 12 p.m. game times.