COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD HAMMOND 4-1 IN LAST SIX STARTS AT ALBANY (2021-04-30)

Valley Sports Report
ALBANY - Waverly grad Wendi Hammond, a sophomore on the University of Albany softball team, is 4-1 in her last six starts, including a 12-inning shutout performance against Hartford.

Hammond allowed just four hits in 12 innings, while striking out seven and walking just one in a 1-0 win over Hartford last Friday.

She followed that up the next day with a seven-inning win, allowing one run on five hits, while striking out seven and walking one.

On Tuesday, Hammond had a no-decision in Albany's 10-6 home loss to Syracuse. She pitched 5 1/3 innings of relief, allowing four runs - two earned - on three hits, while striking out five and walking three.

On the season, Hammond is 6-4 with a 3.11 ERA. She has fanned 81 and walked 24 in 90 innings.

At the plate, Hammond is hitting .258 (8 hits in 31 ABs) with one double, one home run, six RBI, and eight runs scored.

Albany, now 16-17, hosts Stony Brook for a three-game series this weekend.

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IN PHOTO: Wendi Hammond.