Leilani Jimenez and Mia Faddah Earn Weekly CUNYAC Softball Honors

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CUNYAC Softball Player of the Week

Natalie Graham, John Jay (Jr., IF, Emerson, N.J.)

Graham finished 8-8 at the plate (1.000) in a doubleheader conference sweep of York, finishing with two doubles, a triple, and six RBI to slug 1.500 for the week. She also had two walks and a hit by pitch to reach safely in 11 of her 12 plate appearances (.917 OBP), with her other plate appearance a sacrifice fly.

CUNYAC Softball Pitcher of the Week

Leilani Jimenez, Baruch (Jr., P/OF/3B, Middle Village, N.Y.)

Jimenez tossed her second no-hitter of the season against Lehman on Friday, striking out eight and allowing one run. Earlier in the week, she twirled a five-inning shutout against Mount Saint Vincent, letting up a pair of hits. In three appearances last week, Jimenez posted a 1.43 ERA and .104 opponent batting average.

CUNYAC Softball Rookie of the Week

Adrianna Barragan, John Jay (P/OF, Franklin Square, N.Y.)

Barragan allowed three hits and one run in five innings en route to a victory in game two against York on Friday, striking out four. She also scored four runs and drove in three with a pair of hits in the sweep.

CUNYAC Softball Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)

Mia Faddah, Baruch (Sr., OF/3B, West Nyack, N.Y.)

Faddah batted .667 (6-9) with a triple and six RBI for an .889 slugging percentage and a .615 on-base percentage. She hit safely in all four games on the week, including game one against Mount Saint Vincent and game two against Lehman to cap a doubleheader sweep.

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

Last Week’s Results

Tuesday, April 21

St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 18, Hunter 5 | Box Score

Baruch 9, Mount Saint Vincent 0 | Box Score

St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 11, Hunter 4 | Box Score

Mount Saint Vincent 7, Baruch 5 | Box Score

Wednesday, April 22

Old Westbury 12, Brooklyn 3 | Box Score

Old Westbury 12, Brooklyn 2 | Box Score

Thursday, April 23

Purchase 17, York 1 | Box Score

Purchase 16, York 0 | Box Score

Friday, April 24

John Jay 30, York 0 | Box Score

Baruch 13, Lehman 1 | Box Score

John Jay 28, York 1 | Box Score

Baruch 14, Lehman 0 | Box Score

This Week’s Schedule

Monday, April 27

Brooklyn at Hunter – 3 pm (DH)

Wednesday, April 29

New Jersey City at Lehman – 3:30 pm (DH)

Hunter at Farmingdale State – 3:30 pm (DH)

Baruch at Brooklyn – 4 pm (DH)

Friday, May 1

York at Lehman – 1:30 pm (DH)

Hunter at John Jay – 4 pm (DH)

Saturday, May 2

Brooklyn at New Jersey City – TBA (DH)

Sunday, May 3

York at Yeshiva – 12 pm (DH)

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