Jenny Giles Named Northeast Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week

4/16/07 -- Sophomore Jenny Giles (Melbourne, Fla.) has been named the Northeast Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday. Giles went 3-0 in the circle this past week and posted an unblemished 0.00 ERA over 16 innings of work.

Winning the award for the fourth time in her young career, Giles helped the Blackbirds extend their winning streak to 12 games and extend her consecutive scoreless-innings streak to 23 innings. She pitched seven innings of shutout ball, scattering five hits and striking out seven in a 4-0 victory over Seton Hall on Wednesday.

In a doubleheader sweep of Central Connecticut State, Giles threw her third straight complete-game shutout in a 16-0 rout in game one and then entered in relief in game two and was nearly unhittable. The Florida product allowed only a two-out bunt base hit in the seventh inning over four innings to pick up her 12th win of the year.

On the season, Giles has compiled a 12-6 record with a 1.92 ERA and 84 strikeouts. Her 260 career strikeouts rank her third on LIU's all-time list and her 34 victories places her one shy of ninth place in the LIU annals.

Long Island returns to the diamond on Tuesday, April 17 in a conference doubleheader at Fairleigh Dickinson scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start.