A cycle and more: Vote for the Cape Cod and Islands Softball Player of the Week

Courtney Jacobs, Cape Cod Times
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Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands Softball High School Player of the Week Poll.

High school sports fans can vote for which softball players they think were standouts during the previous week.

The poll will be open from Friday through Thursday. The winner will be announced on Friday along with the new poll. Votes are unlimited.

Rules of the Road

Votes must be cast via the Cape Cod Times website/mobile sites. Votes submitted via email and social media will NOT be accepted. To vote for this week's Player of the Week, scroll down on this page.

Last week's winner

HARWICH 5/2423 Willa Leighton of Monomoy dives back to third ahead of the tag by Bourne shortstop Jillian Allen.
HARWICH 5/2423 Willa Leighton of Monomoy dives back to third ahead of the tag by Bourne shortstop Jillian Allen.

Willa Leighton, Monomoy

Leighton won her first poll of the season with 46% of the votes, and became the third Shark (Alana Lojko and Hailey Lanciani). She pitched a complete game, allowing six hits, two runs (none earned), one walk and striking out eight, and was 3-for-5 (two triples, two RBIs, two runs) at the plate in a 8-2 win over Nauset.

This week's candidates

Bella Bellefeuille, Monomoy

Bellefeuille had three hits, three BRIs, and two runs in a 18-6 win over Dennis-Yarmouth.

FALMOUTH 04/24/24 Falmouth starter Rylin Briggs throws against Barnstable softball Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times
FALMOUTH 04/24/24 Falmouth starter Rylin Briggs throws against Barnstable softball Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times

Rylin Briggs, Falmouth

Briggs pitched a complete a game, gave up two hits, and struck out 12 in a 15-1 win over Dennis-Yarmouth. She also had four hits, one double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Brooke Chicoine, Dennis-Yarmouth

Chicoine hit an inside the park home run, and scored three runners in a loss to Durfee.

Taylor Hogan of Mashpee arrives safely at second ahead of the tag by Jazlyn Coyer of Barnstable
Taylor Hogan of Mashpee arrives safely at second ahead of the tag by Jazlyn Coyer of Barnstable

Jazlyn Coyer, Barnstable

Coyer finished with two doubles, two singles, and five runs in a 22-16 win over Sturgis.

Rylin Briggs (left) celebrates with her Falmouth teammate Christina Femino after scoring on a long base clearing drive against Barnstable.
Rylin Briggs (left) celebrates with her Falmouth teammate Christina Femino after scoring on a long base clearing drive against Barnstable.

Christina Femino, Falmouth

Femino ended with four hits, one double, two runs, and three RBIs as the Clippers beat D-Y.

Molly Reino of Sturgis slides into home ahead of the tag by Monomoy catcher AJ Gates.
Molly Reino of Sturgis slides into home ahead of the tag by Monomoy catcher AJ Gates.

AJ Gates, Monomoy

Gates went 4-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored in a 4-3 win over Cardinal Spellman.

Emma King of Upper Cape Tech arrives safely at home ahead of the tag by Nauset pitcher Kaylee Davis.
Emma King of Upper Cape Tech arrives safely at home ahead of the tag by Nauset pitcher Kaylee Davis.

Emma King, Upper Cape

King was just short of a cycle with two singles, two doubles, and one triple in a 24-11 win over Cape Tech.

HARWICH 05/06/24 Sturgis second baseman Bella Enos as kinsey Lister of Monomoy arrives safely at second. Softball Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times
HARWICH 05/06/24 Sturgis second baseman Bella Enos as kinsey Lister of Monomoy arrives safely at second. Softball Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times

Kinsey Lister, Monomoy

Lister (2-for-4) hit the winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh inning for Monomoy as they walked off Cardinal Spellman.

Paige Meda of Bourne arrives at third ahead of the tag by Willa Leighton of Monomoy.
Paige Meda of Bourne arrives at third ahead of the tag by Willa Leighton of Monomoy.

Willa Leighton, Monomoy

Leighton finished with three hits, four RBIs, two runs, and one triple for the Sharks win over D-Y.

Alana Lojko, Monomoy

Lojko went 4-for-4 at the plate with one home run, one triple, five RBIs, and one run scored, and pitched a complete game and allowed seven hits, six runs, no walks and struck out three as the Sharks beat D-Y.

Jadyn Morrell of Bourne gets hold of a Fairhaven pitch for a double late in the game.
Jadyn Morrell of Bourne gets hold of a Fairhaven pitch for a double late in the game.

Jadyn Morrell, Bourne

Morrell went 2-for-3 with two home runs, and six RBIs in a 15-3 win over West Bridgewater.

Sara Ormston of Barnstable slides safely into second ahead of the tag by Mashpee shortstop Hailey Scholl.
Sara Ormston of Barnstable slides safely into second ahead of the tag by Mashpee shortstop Hailey Scholl.

Sara Ormston, Barnstable

Ormston had a cycle with one home run, two triples, one double, and two singles, and added six scored runs in a win over Sturgis.

Kaylee Shaw of Falmouth stirs up the dust arriving at home ahead of the throw to Kaylee Koch of Barnstable.
Kaylee Shaw of Falmouth stirs up the dust arriving at home ahead of the throw to Kaylee Koch of Barnstable.

Kaylee Shaw, Falmouth

Shaw finished with four hits, one home run, two triples, five runs, and three RBIs in a victory over D-Y.

Contact Courtney Jacobs at cjacobs@capecodonline.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @CJ_Journalist.

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