EASTON, Mass. (March 22, 2021) – Franklin Pierce University softball senior Cyrena Zemaitis (Goshen, Conn.) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week the conference offices announced Monday afternoon. This is the second time in her collegiate career that Zemaitis has earned top hurler honors.

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Zemaitis appeared in two games for the Ravens including one start. She went 2-0 in the circle with a 0.64 ERA and 24 strikeouts (15.27 K/7) in 11 innings. In the season opener at Saint Michael's, Zemaitis pitched a six-inning no-hitter while matching the program single-game strikeout mark with 14 in an 8-0 victory. On Sunday, Zemaitis came on in relief tossing five innings, scattering three hits, and punching out 10 batters. The double-digit strikeout performances were her 11th and 12th in her career and she leads the NE10 with 24 strikeouts.

For her career, Zemaitis holds a 22-19 record across 253.1 innings with 334 strikeouts (9.23 K/7), 26 complete games and a program-record 1.74 earned run average. She is currently second all-time in the team record books in strikeouts and trails Courtney Jacobs program record of 454.

The Ravens (3-1, 3-1 NE10) remain on the road Wednesday for a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State University with first pitch slated for 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.

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