Bucknell University Athletics
Lauren Wible Named Lewisburg Hotel Bison Athlete of the Week
5/2/2005 8:00:00 AM | Softball
May. 2, 2005
LEWISBURG, Pa. - For the second time in three weeks junior first baseman Lauren Wible was named the Lewisburg Hotel Bison Athlete of the Week Monday. She copped honors after hitting .533 with two home runs, six runs batted in and seven runs scored in Bucknell's five games last week.
Wible, who had hits in each of the five games last week to extend her streak to 16 straight, finished the season with a .524 batting average, which currently leads the nation and is a new Bucknell and Patriot League record.
The fourth-seeded Bison ended their season with two losses in the Patriot League Tournament Sunday. However, they upset top-seeded Lehigh 6-1 in the first game. Wible was 2-for-3 in the contest with two runs scored.
Wible was the only Bucknell player to play in and start all 38 games this year. She led the team in nearly every offensive category, and with a solo home run against Army Sunday, extended her own Bucknell single-season record to eight home runs. She also has 14 in her career, which is best in Bucknell history.
The Dover, Pa., native led the team with 31 runs batted in and broke the Bucknell single-season standard for doubles by collecting 15. She fell just three total bases short of equaling Jenny Snyder's season record of 96. Wible also had at least one hit in 34 of 38 games, including 34 of her last 36, and 27 of her last 28.
Along with her offensive prowess, which saw her raise her career average from .305 to .374 this year, Wible had another excellent defensive season. The left-hander committed just three errors in 340 chances for a .991 fielding percentage. She did not commit an error over her final 11 games of the season and has just 12 in her three-year career.
After upending Lehigh in the first game of the Patriot League Tournament, Bucknell lost back-to-back contests to second-seeded Army and the Mountain Hawks. The Bison ended their year with a 16-22 record, and were 8-10 in Patriot League play during the regular season.
