The South Atlantic Conference Announces WePlayed Sports Softball Players of the Week
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Softball Players of the Week for games played during the seventh week of the 2024 season. Catawba's Brianna Herring was named the Player of the Week, and Lenoir-Rhyne's Lauren Rakes was named the Pitcher of the Week.
Herring, a redshirt sophomore from Mount Pleasant, N.C., went 5-for-8 (.625) with two homers, a double, two walks, seven RBI and four runs scored in Catawba's doubleheader sweep over Mars Hill. She went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, six RBI and two runs scored in the opener before adding two more hits in game two, including her second blast of the afternoon.
Rakes, a graduate student from Hamptonville, N.C., threw her third career no-hitter against Coker on Saturday, marking the 23rd no-hitter in program history for the Bears. Rakes went 2-0 on the week with 11 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched.
2024 SAC Softball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Feb. 6 – Claire Smeltzer, Tusculum
Feb. 12 – Lora Beth Wood, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 20 – Heaven Maness, Wingate
Feb. 27 – Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne
March 5 – Leah Grimes, Mars Hill
March 12 – Brooke Matyasovsky, Carson-Newman
March 19 – Brianna Herring, Catawba
Pitcher of the Week
Feb.6 – Chelsey Stonesifer, Limestone
Feb. 12- Hali Scott, Wingate
Feb. 20 – Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 27 – Chelsey Stonesifer, Limestone
March 5 – Emma Frost, Carson-Newman
March 12 – Lex Glemaker, Newberry
March 19 – Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne
WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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