The Colonial States Athletic Conference has named Neumann University's Rachel Purpuro (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) its softball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Mar. 18th. Purpuro appeared in two games in the circle for Neumann, throwing seven shutout innings and striking out 11. In Friday’s CSAC opener against Gwynedd-Mercy, she threw a complete-game shutout, striking out 10 and allowing two hits to earn the win. The next day against conference foe Notre Dame (MD), she started the opener and worked two perfect innings, striking out one. On the week, opponents batted just .087 (2-for-23) off of the righty.