The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, Mar. 28
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Taylor Scott of Carson-Newman was tabbed the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Softball Player of the Week, while Lacie Rinus of Carson-Newman was selected as the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played Mar. 20th-Mar 26th, the League announced today.
Scott, a freshman from Huntington, West Virginia, led the efforts to the Eagle's undefeated, 4-0, week last week notching doubleheader inter-conference victories against Mars Hill and Catawba. In the first game against Mars Hill, which the Eagle's won 9-2, she slugged a homerun. She finished the game with two hits, two runs and a career high 4 RBI. In the next game against Mars Hill, Scott recorded three runs and one hit while being walked three times. In the second matchup with Catawba, she posted four runs on three hits, three RBI, and a stolen base. For the week, she finished with ten runs, eight hits, a homerun, nine RBI, and a cumulative batting average of .800. Scott also finished with a OBP of .875 percent for the week and a slugging percentage of 1.200 percent. The honor marks her first Player of the Week selection this season.
Rinus, a freshman from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, surrendered only two runs last week in thirteen innings pitched to give her an undefeated week on the mound. She pitched a ten strikeout-game in the opening game of the Mars Hill doubleheader and pitched a shutout in the opener against Catawba. Rinus finished with sixteen strikeouts for the week giving her an ERA of 1.08. The honor marks her first Player of the Week selection this season.
2017 AstroTurf SAC Softball Players of the Week
Feb. 7 – Taylor Barcomb, Coker
Feb. 14 – Hannah Price, Coker
Feb. 21 – Erin Boone, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 28 – Dakotah Fraley, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 7 – Sarah Kenley, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 14 – Allie Jones, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 21 – Katie Pritchett, Carson-Newman
Mar. 28 – Taylor Scott, Carson-Newman
2017 AstroTurf SAC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 7 – Devon Morrison, Newberry
Feb. 14 – Christine Carver, Coker
Feb. 21 – Brandi Parks, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 28 – Brandi Parks, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 7 – Courtney Pearson, Queens
Mar. 14 – Brianna Taylor, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 21 – Devon Morrison, Newberry
Mar. 28 – Lacie Rinus, Carson-Newman