Leilani Jimenez Named CUNYAC Softball Honorable Mention Player of the Week

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CUNYAC Softball Player of the Week

Patty Sanchez, Lehman (Sr., SS, New York, N.Y.)

Across five games and 17 at-bats, Sanchez batted .588 (10-17) with two home runs and two triples. She scored 10 runs and drove in four, while stealing four bases on the week.

CUNYAC Softball Pitcher of the Week

Lindsay Ogden, John Jay (Jr., P, Loxahatchee, Fla.)

Ogden went 2-0 in a doubleheader sweep of Hunter on Friday. In game one she started and went all nine innings of the extra inning affair, allowing five hits and one unearned run while striking out 10. She entered game two early in relief and allowed four hits and no runs with six strikeouts to complete the day with 15.2 innings pitched with just one unearned run allowed.

CUNYAC Softball Rookie of the Week

Katelyn Young, Brooklyn (Fr., C, Palmdale, Calif.)

Young batted .350, including .417 (5-12) against conference opponents, in six games last week. She hit a grand slam in Wednesday’s win against Baruch and went 2-4 with two RBI in a conference win against Hunter on the road.

CUNYAC Softball Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)

Leilani Jimenez, Baruch (Jr., P, Middle Village, N.Y.)

Jimenez earned her 10th win of the season against Brooklyn on Wednesday, throwing a five inning complete game with four hits and four runs (one earned) allowed while striking out three. She also tossed two innings of scoreless relief in game two of the doubleheader.

Previous Award Winners

Week
Player of the Week
Pitcher of the Week
Rookie of the Week
Honorable Mention

3/9/26
Mina Barriga, Baruch
None
Zenaya Ortiz, Lehman
Patty Sanchez, Lehman

3/16/26
Addy Cook, Brooklyn
None
Haylee Burleigh, Brooklyn
None

3/23/26
Jules Wychunas, Baruch
Kureshma Dhanraj, Brooklyn
Victoria Elderbaum, Brooklyn
Addy Cook, Brooklyn

3/30/26
Addy Cook, Brooklyn
Leilani Jimenez, Baruch
Haylee Burleigh, Brooklyn
Kendal Bryant, John Jay

4/6/26
Megan Bell, Baruch
Reina Castro-Johnson, Baruch
Abigail Bidinger, Hunter
Jastherine Marte, Baruch

4/13/26
Sonia Rosales Rosenthal, Hunter
Jessica Bowe, Brooklyn
Abigail Bidinger, Hunter
Katelyn Young, Brooklyn

4/20/26
Jules Wychunas, Baruch
Lindsay Ogden, John Jay
Jaylene Riley, York
Abigail Bidinger, Hunter

4/27/26
Natalie Graham, John Jay
Leilani Jimenez, Baruch
Adrianna Barragan, John Jay
Mia Faddah, Baruch

Last Week’s Results

Monday, April 27

Brooklyn 11, Hunter 5 | Box Score

Hunter 10, Brooklyn 2 | Box Score

Saturday, May 2

New Jersey City 4, Brooklyn 3 | Box Score

Brooklyn 8, New Jersey City 5 | Box Score

This Week’s Schedule

Monday, May 4

York at Brooklyn (DH) – 4 pm

Tuesday, May 5

York at Baruch (DH) – 5:30 pm

Thursday, May 7 – Friday, May 8

CUNYAC Championship (at Brooklyn College)

2026 CUNYAC Softball Championship
Thursday May 7, Friday May 8 – Brooklyn College
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