North Carolina Central University

SOFTBALL

     HAMPTON, VA --  North Carolina Central University senior pitcher Jennifer Jones has been selected as the CIAA Softball Player of the Week after tossing a perfect game and smashing two home runs last week.
     A native of Louisburg, NC, Jones struck out 12 of the 15 batters she faced during her perfect outing en route to a 9-0 game one victory against Livingstone College on March 28. 
     In the second game, Jones held the Lady Blue Bears hitless through six innings, but settled for a one-hit, 14-1 win with 10 strikeouts. She also contributed at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two home runs, four RBI and four runs scored.
     On the season, Jones, a transfer from North Carolina A&T, has an overall record of 8-3 with an earned run average of 5.37. She now has two no-hit efforts, including a no-hitter versus Bowie State University in her first contest as a Lady Eagle on March 7.
     At the plate, Jones is third on the team with a .447 batting average (17-for-38), second on the squad with 17 RBI and a .921 slugging percentage, and leads the Lady Eagles with 19 runs scored.