Jenny Giles Earns Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week Award

4/26/07 -- Long Island University sophomore Jenny Giles (Melbourne, Fla.) was named the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on April 23. Giles has earned the honor each of the past two weeks in addition to her Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week awards.

Giles went 3-0 on the week and extended her scoreless innings streak to 42 with three complete-game shutouts. The sophomore hurler had a sparkling performance against Monmouth, who entered the game the game ranked nationally in batting average (second) and in scoring (fifth). She held the Hawks to just five hits over seven innings and followed that up with two-hit blanking of Mount St. Mary’s, her 10th straight win.

On the year, Giles has compiled a 15-6 record and a 1.68 ERA. She leads the NEC in victories and shutouts and ranks second in ERA.