A walk-off and a varsity first: Vote for the High School Softball Player of the Week

Chris McDaniel, The Patriot Ledger

Silver Lake Regional's Delany Moquin has been voted the High School Softball Player of the Week.

The junior received over 5,000 votes to earn the honor. Moquin pitched well in a 2-1 loss to Lincoln-Sudbury. She struck out 14 Warriors.

And this week's candidates are...

Ava Donaghue + Rebecca Tse, Fontbonne Academy: Donaghue pitched three complete games this week, highlighted by a win over Malden Catholic. Against MC, she went 3-for-3 with a 2-run home run, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. She also struck out 10 against Hingham. Tse had 4 hits and 4 RBIs in a 9-5 win over Bristol-Plymouth.

Devon Morris, Jr., Oliver Ames: In a 14-5 win over Canton, Morris went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs. She also drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in a 3-2 win over North Attleboro.

Elsie Testa, Soph., Abington: Testa fired gems in wins over Hingham (1 earned run, 4 hits allowed) and Rockland (1 hit, 0 earned runs, 15 strikeouts).

Abington softball starting pitcher Elsie Testa fires off a pitch to Carver's Kayleigh Friberg (L) early in the softball game on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Abington softball starting pitcher Elsie Testa fires off a pitch to Carver's Kayleigh Friberg (L) early in the softball game on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Tess Murphy, Fr., Norwell: Murphy hit a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the seventh inning in a 10-9 win over Cohasset.

Lexi Donahue, Soph., Braintree: Donahue pitched a 3-hitter in a 5-3 win over Needham while also going 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and a run.

Braintree's Lexi Donahue during a game against Archbishop Williams at Flaherty Elementary School in Braintree on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Braintree's Lexi Donahue during a game against Archbishop Williams at Flaherty Elementary School in Braintree on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Delaney Moquin + Madyson Bryan, Silver Lake: In a 16-0 win over Hanover, Moquin earned the win in the circle with 6 strikeouts and drove in 4 RBIs and blasted a home run. Bryan went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs. Bryan went 4-for-4 in a 12-0 win over Marshfield while Moquin went 3-for-4. Moquin allowed 1 hit and struck out 12.

Silver Lake's Madyson Bryan runs during a game against Oliver Ames in the Div. 2 Round of 32 on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Silver Lake's Madyson Bryan runs during a game against Oliver Ames in the Div. 2 Round of 32 on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

Lauren Trostel + Kaylee Gendron, Plymouth South: Both Panthers starred in an 8-0 win over Plymouth North. Trostel went 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored while Gendron also scored twice to go with 2 hits. Gendron tallied 14 strikeouts in the circle.

Lauren Trostel scores a run for Plymouth South..
Lauren Trostel scores a run for Plymouth South..

Chloe Martin, Fr., Bridgewater-Raynham: Martin pitched her varsity shutout in a 13-0 win over Brockton in 5 innings. She allowed 2 hits, walked none and struck out 8.

Bridgewater-Raynham pitcher Chloe Martin delivers a pitch during a game against Brockton on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Bridgewater-Raynham pitcher Chloe Martin delivers a pitch during a game against Brockton on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Shannon MacLeod, Sr., Notre Dame Academy: MacLeod earned the win in the circle and went 4-for-5 with 5 RBIs in a 15-6 win over Fontbonne Academy.

Candace Sumner, Sr., Archbishop Williams: Sumner delivered a walk-off RBI groundout in a 4-3 win over Braintree.

Archbishop Williams' Candace Sumner tags Braintree's Lexi Donahue during a game at Flaherty Elementary School in Braintree on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Archbishop Williams' Candace Sumner tags Braintree's Lexi Donahue during a game at Flaherty Elementary School in Braintree on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Allie Blanchard, South Shore Tech: Blanchard went 4-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs in a 17-9 loss to Norfolk Aggie.

Bilyana Wilkin, Jr., Hingham: Wilkin tossed a 4-hit shutout with 6 strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Whtiman-Hanson.

Hingham third base Bella Sullivan completes a double play from a hard out by pitcher Bilyana Wilkin catching an SL runner off the bag.Hingham hosts Silver Lake in softballon Tuesday April 18, 2023
Hingham third base Bella Sullivan completes a double play from a hard out by pitcher Bilyana Wilkin catching an SL runner off the bag.Hingham hosts Silver Lake in softballon Tuesday April 18, 2023

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Monday, May 6 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.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Vote for the High School Softball Player of the Week

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