The South Atlantic Conference Announces Softball Players of the Week, April 19
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba's Gina Gerone was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Softball Player of the Week, teammate Carley Tysinger was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played April 11-17, the League announced today.
Gerone, a senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., batted .417 with five hits, a double, eight RBI and a home run to lead the Catawba Indians to a pair of South Atlantic Conference series sweeps last week. She posted a hit in every game she played, including a pair of hits and two RBI in a 4-3 win over Anderson in game one of the double header on April 16. She posted three multi RBI games and slugged .750 in the four-game span to go along with a .417 on base percentage and two runs scored. The honor is her first Player of the Week nod this season.
Tysinger, a senior from Lexington, N.C., struck out 48 batters in four complete game wins last week. Against Anderson, Tysinger stuck out 16 hitters in an eight inning win in game one of the double header and followed with 12 strikeouts in a shutout win in game two. She got her week going with nine strikeouts in game one vs. Queens on April 13. In game two vs. the Royals, Tysinger struck out 11 hitters. She allowed just four earned runs in 27 innings pitched to finish the week with an earned run average of 1.04. The award is her sixth Pitcher of the Week plaudit this season.
2016 Astroturf SAC Softball Players of the Week
Feb. 9 - Madison Carter, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 16 - Christina Linton, Newberry
Feb. 23 - Jordin Phillips, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 1 - Carli Hurtado, Anderson
Mar. 8 - Elaina Frantellizzi, Queens
Mar. 15 - Taylor Laskey, Wingate
Mar. 22 - Elayna Siebert, Carson-Newman
Mar. 29 - Madison Carter, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 5 - Christina Walker, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 11 - Kristen Toppel, Carson-Newman
Apr. 19 - Gina Gerone, Catawba
2016 Astroturf SAC Softball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 9 - Carley Tysinger, Catawba
Feb. 16 - Augie Pena, Anderson
Feb. 23 - Carley Tysinger, Catawba
Mar. 1 - Augie Pena, Anderson
Mar. 8 - Lindsay Dean, Carson-Newman & Jamie Hroback, Brevard
Mar. 15 - Brianna Taylor, Lincoln Memorial
Mar 22 - Carley Tysinger, Catawba
Mar. 29 - Carley Tysinger, Catawba
Apr. 5 - Carley Tysinger, Catawba
Apr. 11 - Allison Webster, Carson-Newman
Apr. 19 - Carley Tysinger, Catawba