MEGHAN GASKINS | SHENANDOAH
Gaskins, a junior from Chesapeake, Va., posted a 3-0 record that included a seven-inning no-hitter of Wheaton College (Ill.) to help Shenandoah post a 5-1 week overall. On Monday, Gaskins carried a perfect game into the seventh inning before surrendering a walk to lead-off the bottom of the frame. She walked one more batter that inning before finishing off the 4-0 win over the Thunder. She faced just two batters over the minimum with those two walks the only baserunners allowed against seven strikeouts. On Wednesday, Gaskins worked all five innings on the way to a 16-0 shortened shutout of Emerson College. She scattered five hits and walked a batter to go with five punchouts. Gaskins then picked up the win in relief in an 8-7 victory over Baldwin Wallace University. She worked the last two innings, giving up one run on three hits without a walk and three strikeouts. For the season, Gaskins is 4-0 in five appearances covering 21.0 innings. She has walked six and fanned 19 while holding opponents to a .171 batting average.

SAMANTHA DEITSCH | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN | 2ND BASE/3RD BASE/LEFT FIELD
Deitsch, a sophomore from Charlottesville, Va., hit safely in each of nationally top-ranked Virginia Wesleyan's six victories to help the Marlins improve to 14-0 so far this season. Deitsch went 9-for-17 to power a slash line of .529/.556/.706 with 10 runs driven in, six runs scored, and four stolen bases. In a doubleheader sweep (10-0, 13-0) of Widener University, Deitsch went a combined 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBI, four runs scored, a HBP, and a stolen base. She went 1-for-4 with two steals, a RBI, and a run scored in a 6-2 win over Southern Virginia on Friday. She followed that with a 3-for-4 showing with a double and five RBI in a 9-2 thumping of Rochester later that day. In a 13-1 win over Susquehanna in the first of two games on Saturday, Deitsch went 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored. In a 5-1 win over SVU later that day, she went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. For the season, Deitsch is hitting a robust .550 (22-for-40) with a 1.466 OPS powered by three doubles, two triples, and a pair of homers. She has driven in 18 runs and scored 13 times. She is 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts.