Wood grad King named to MAAC All-Rookie softball team

James Wood graduate and Quinnipiac University freshman pitcher Lauren King was named to the All-Rookie softball team for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference last month.

King pitched in 40 games and made 15 starts for Quinnipiac, which is located in Hamden, Conn. In 127.2 innings, King went 8-8 with a 2.52 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, a .220 batting average against, and had 60 strikeouts. King had the fifth-best ERA in the 11-team MAAC and threw two shutouts.

The Bobcats went 17-33 overall and 8-12 in conference play to place eighth in the MAAC this season.