Poll results: Belleville East pitcher BND Softball Player of the Week in southwest IL
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Olivia Hemmerle of Belleville East High School is the winner of this week’s Belleville News-Democrat Softball Player of the Week high school poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com.
In recent action, Hemmerle, a sophomore pitcher, rang up 8 strikeouts while allowing just 3 hits in a 11-1 victory over Collinsville and then threw a complete-game 4-hitter in a 2-1 victory against Edwardsville.
Overall, Hemmerle — who secured 38% of the votes — entered the weekend with a 22-7 record and 1.67 earned run average while allowing just 146 hits and posting 182 strikeouts in 189 innings pitched for the Lancers (25-7-1 overall, 11-1 in the Southwestern Conference.
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Here were the other candidates for the week of May 8-13:
- Samaria Adams, Belleville West High School, senior. Adams had 3 hits and 2 RBI in a 16-2 victory over East St. Louis. The Maroons entered the week at 13-18 overall and 6-5 in the Southwestern Conference.
Jackie Amann, Mascoutah High School, senior. Amann had 5 hits and 2 RBI in a 20-10 victory against Waterloo. The Indians entered the week at 9-15 overall and 4-6 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Sam Jarman, Triad High School, senior. Jarman had 4 hits along with 3 RBI in a 14-3 victory over Collinsville. The Knights entered the week at 13-11 overall and 5-5 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Samantha Roulanaitis, Freeburg High School, junior, P. Roulanaitis posted 16 strikeouts in a 16-3 win over Red Bud. She also had a HR and 5 RBI in a 12-2 win against Carlyle. The Midgets entered the week at 29-1 and they won the Cahokia Conference (Mississippi Division) with a 10-0 mark.
The poll ended at 8 a.m. Friday.
To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers.
The next poll will appear on the BND’s website — www.bnd.com — at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Please email nominations to gvartanian@bnd.com.
Previous winners: Aubrey Weaver of Belleville West High School; Olivia Anderson of Belleville West High School; Brooke Goetter of Lebanon High School; Malia Robertson of O’Fallon High School; and Samantha Roulanaitis of Freeburg High School.