POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Freshman pitcher Calista Phippen of the Marist softball team was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.
 
This past week, Phippen had a 35-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 17 innings pitched, covering four appearances. She went 2-0 with one save and a 1.24 earned run average.
 

• April 3 vs. Hartford – struck out seven in five innings of relief.
• April 6 vs. Saint Peter's, game one – earned the win, struck out eight in three innings.
• April 6 vs. Saint Peter's, game two – retired all nine batters she faced, with seven strikeouts, for her first collegiate save.
• April 7 vs. Manhattan – two-hitter with 13 strikeouts.

 
On the season, Phippen is 12-2 with a 1.19 earned run average, and 122 strikeouts in 100.1 innings. She ranks 14^th in the NCAA in ERA, and is 40^th nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (8.5).
 
Phippen has now won three MAAC Rookie of the Week awards this season, and previously captured two MAAC Pitcher of the Week honors. As a team, Marist has won eight MAAC weekly awards this season.
 

• Feb. 26: Ali Milam (Player of the Week)
• March 5: Ali Milam (Player of the Week), Kaley Coltrain (Rookie of the Week)
• March 12: Calista Phippen (Pitcher of the Week & Rookie of the Week)
• March 19: Calista Phippen (Pitcher of the Week & Rookie of the Week) 
• April 9: Calista Phippen (Rookie of the Week)

 
The Marist softball team (21-16), which has won four straight, returns to action on Wednesday with a non-conference doubleheader at Army West Point. First pitch of game one is set for 3:30 p.m.