Three home runs in a week: Vote for the High School Softball Player of the Week

Norwell High's Tess Murphy has been voted the High School Softball Player of the Week.

The freshman collected over 28,000 votes to earn the honor. Murphy belted a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the seventh inning in a 10-9 win over Cohasset.

And this week's candidates are...

Jill Ondrick, Soph., Archbishop Williams: Ondrick belted 2 home runs in an 8-4 loss to St. Mary's of Lynn.

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Mia Bradshaw, Sr., South Shore Tech: Bradshaw had a big week for the Vikings. She went 4-for-4 with 4 RBIs in a win over Avon. She had a walk-off single in a 4-3 win over Upper Cape Tech.

Bilyana Wilkin + Jess Mulrey, Hingham: Wilkin pitched a 6-inning shutout with 4 hits allowed and 11 strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Hanover. She also had 3 RBIs and 4 runs at the plate. Mulrey had a walk-off single in a 5-4 win over Duxbury. She went 3-for-4 at the plate with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored.

Gabby Diaute + Catherine McPhee, Braintree: Diate (5-for-6, 4 RBIs, 4 doubles, 3 runs) tallied her 100th career hit in a win over Framingham. McPhee went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs.

Calli Pineau, Sr., Abington: Pineau had 3 doubles and 3 runs scored in a win over Norwell.

Shannon MacLeod, Sr., Notre Dame Academy: MacLeod struck out 15 batters and went 3-for-4 at the plate with a 3-run home run in a 9-4 win over Cohasset. She pitched a gem (5 hits, 12 strikeouts) as her Cougars handed Abington its first loss of the season.

Ava Donaghue, Fontbonne Academy: In an 11-3 win over O'Bryant, Donaghue earned the win on the mound while striking out 9. She belted a grand slam and a solo home run to finish with 5 RBIs.

Taryn Leonard, Jr., Whitman-Hanson: Leonard belted 2 home runs and drove in 5 runs in a 19-7 win over Quincy/North Quincy. She had another 5-RBI day, highlighted by a grand slam, in a 15-0 win over Scituate.

Delaney Moquin, Jr., Silver Lake: Moquin had a huge week for the Lakers. In a 3-2 win over Plymouth, she had 19 strikeouts, including No. 300 of her career, and belted a solo home run in the sixth inning. She fired a 15-strikeout, 1-hitter in a 5-0 win over Pembroke. She also fired a 1-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Whitman-Hanson.

Caitlyn Simms + Taylor Soderberg, Cohasset: Simms pitched a 6-inning 2-hitter with 8 strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Sandwich. Soderberg went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 runs.

Abby Greene, Sr., Norwell: Greene (3-for-4) hit 2 home runs with 6 RBIs in a 14-1 win over Scituate.

Sofia Blanco + Sarah McIntyre, Marshfield: Blanco pitched a 1-hitter while McIntrye had 3 hits, including a 3-run home run and 5 RBIs, in a 14-0 win over Dennis-Yarmouth.

Kailyn Durham, Jr., Canton: Durham had 5 RBIs in a 17-11 win over Durfee.

Kelsey Blanchette + Sophie Jorjorian, Jrs., Lincoln-Sudbury: The junior UMass commit Blanchette struck out 10, allowed six hits and walked one in a big win as the Warriors (11-0) stayed unbeaten with a 5-2 win over Tyngsborough (9-2). Earlier in the week, Jorjorian threw a no-hitter, going five innings and striking out 10 with three walks as the Warriors earned an 18-0 (5 inn.) win over Newton South.

Abby Brown, Soph., Wellesley: Brown went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs as the Raiders defeated Cohasset, 12-2.

Lizzie Brytowski, Sr., Hopedale: The University of New England pledge punched out 17 of the 21 batters she faced and didn't allow a hit in an 11-1 win over Assabet. Brytowski also doubled and launched a three-run homer for the Blue Raiders (10-1). Brytowski also homered and drove in four in a 25-1 win over Whitinsville Christian.

Chloe Nestor, Jr., Framingham: Nestor was 3-for-4 with a homer for the Flyers in a loss to Milton.

Alicia Ellis, Fr., Millis: Ellis launched a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to deliver a 4-3 win over Norwood in extra innings.

Allyson Fagan, Soph., Medway: The second baseman/pitcher Fagan batted a team-leading .500 and posted a two-inning save in a 5-4 win over Holliston during a 3-0 week for the Mustangs.

Lyndsey Kay, Sr., Blackstone Valley Tech: Kay went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a triple and double in a 9-0 win over Monty Tech in Fitchburg.

Ava McLeod, Fr., AMSA: McLeod didn't allow a hit over five innings in an 18-1 win over Worcester Tech. McLeod struck out seven and was 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate, stealing two bases. McLeod also struck out seven and delivered the walk-off hit on a 3-for-3 day for the Eagles in a 5-4 win over Blackstone Valley Tech.

Janelle Scirocco + Ella Calvey, Srs., Nipmuc: Scirocco belted a two-run homer in the first inning to propel the host Warriors (11-1) in a 3-1 win over St. Paul. In an 18-0 win over Whitinsville Christian, Calvey combined with Brynn Di Anni on a five-inning perfect game, and went 3-for-4 with six RBIs.

Sofia Simmons, Wayland: Simmons was 3-for-4 with a double as the Warriors upended Boston Latin, 7-4.

Addy Walls, Fr., + Holly Paharik, S\Jr., Hopkinton: Walls was stellar, striking out 16 in a no-hitter for the Hillers in a 13-2 victory over Holliston. She also struck out seven across three scoreless innings in an 8-4 win over Millis. The Boston College commit Paharik, meanwhile, smacked a three-run home run for hit number 99 and then her 100th career hit with the Hillers in a loss to Medway.

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Monday, May 13 at noon. Emailed votes will not be counted. Send future nominations to cmcdaniel@wickedlocal.com. Our player of the week stories are meant as a way to highlight local high school athletes in the area. Making the list is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all our athletes.

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