Bettinger Named to Landmark First Team

TOWSON, Md.- The Landmark All-Conference Team for softball was announced on Thursday. Senior first baseman Holly Bettinger (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was named to the First Team. This is the first honor for her in her four-year career.

Bettinger played in 35 games for the Eagles in 2016 at first base. She hit .330 with a .340 on-base and a .519 slugging percentage. In 106 at-bats, Bettinger had 35 hits, 10 runs scored, five doubles, five homeruns, and 22 runs batted in. She led Juniata in homeruns and was tied for third in the Landmark. In conference play, Bettinger hit .407, which ranked ninth, and her three homers were tied for second. Her .981 fielding percentage was best among starting infielders on the team.

Bettinger had 11 multiple hit games. She was named the Landmark Player of the Week for April 11 as she went a combined 7-for-14 (.500) in four games for JC and had three extra base hits while slugging 1.000. She scored three runs and batted in seven. Bettinger had three RBI in Juniata wins over Wilson and Elizabethtown. In the E-town series, she was 3-for-6 with two home runs and four RBI.

Bettinger ends her Juniata career with 11 homeruns, which ranks second in program history. Her 57 RBIs are sixth-best.