Jessie Leatherwood Award Softball Player of the Week Week Of 3/18/2024 Sport Softball School Notre Dame of Maryland Year Graduate Student Position Pitcher Hometown Towson, MD High School Towson High School Player & Pitcher of the Week - Skye Division Jessie Leatherwood / Gr / Notre Dame of Maryland University / Towson, Md. / Towson HS Leatherwood hit .429 in NDMU's first eight games of the season, recording nine hits in 21 at bats including two doubles and a triple, and on the week, Leatherwood drove in six RBIs. She also made history in NDMU's win over Franciscan University, becoming the second player in program history to reach 100 career hits, smashing a triple and then scoring on an error. On the mound, Leatherwood anchored NDMU's pitching staff, going 2-1 in four outings. She earned victories over St. Joseph's (LI) University and Keene St. University. Leatherwood racked up 21 strikeouts in 21 innings of action and finished the week with an ERA of 3.67. Leatherwood was a First Team All-Conference pitcher in 2023, Second Team in 2022 and 2021, as well as Player of the Week for the week of March 27, 2023.