In two starting appearances on the mound last week for graduate pitcher Jacqueline Cherry (Franklin, Mass.) against Framingham State and Bridgewater State, Cherry totaled 16 strikeouts and allowed 10 hits against 62 total batters in 14 total innings of action, remaining undefeated (7-0) to begin this season. She is leading the Little East Conference in earned run average (1.27 ERA), looking strikeouts (17), and wins (seven), emerging as an early candidate for the conference's pitcher of the year.Â