Softball’s Schaffer, Weidler Named to NFCA All-Region Second Team

LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Elisabeth Schaffer (Benton, Pa.) and Lauren Weidler (Lansdale, Pa.) of the Eastern Nazarene College softball team have been tabbed to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region second team, announced the organization Wednesday.

Schaffer was named the Commonwealth Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year and was selected to the All-CCC first team this spring.

She pitched 155 innings and tossed 19 complete games this season. Schaffer compiled a 17-6 record and racked up 232 strikeouts to go with a 0.95 earned-run average.

Weidler earned All-CCC second team honors for the second year in a row this spring. She ranked second on the team with 36 RBIs and six home runs. Weidler saw action in all 40 games and collected 43 hits while scoring 27 runs.

Weidler finished the season with a .371 batting average, .471 on-base percentage, and .621 slugging percentage.

The Lions posted a 28-12 overall record in 2018 with a 13-5 mark in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. Eastern Nazarene grabbed the No. 2 seed in the CCC Tournament and came one game shy of reaching the CCC Tournament finals.