FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 5, 2004

Kim Warrington Earns Little East Softball Pitcher of the Week Honors

Providence, RI—Rhode Island College senior Kim Warrington (North Kingstown, RI) was named the Little East Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for her performance last week.

In a doubleheader sweep of Babson College on Mar. 30, Warrington pitched a complete game shutout in the first game and got the save in the second. She struck out ten batters and gave up just three hits in game one en route to her third consecutive victory. In the second game, she recorded the final four outs to record her second save of the season. On the year, Warrington has played in 12 games, starting eight of them. She is batting .286 with eight hits, three runs, five RBI and two home runs. Warrington owns a .500 slugging percentage, a .333 on-base percentage and a .947 fielding percentage. On the mound, Warrington has appeared in 13 games, starting eight of them. She owns a 4-4 record with a 2.57 ERA and two saves. In 60 innings pitched, she has struck out a team-high 79 batters.

She is an elementary/special education major and a 2000 graduate of North Kingstown High School.

Head Coach Maria Morin’s team is currently 8-8 overall and 1-1 in the Little East Conference. In upcoming action, RIC will host Worcester State (DH) on Wednesday, Apr. 7, play at Salve Regina (DH) on Thursday, Apr. 8 and host UMass-Boston (DH) on Saturday, Apr. 10.

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