Softball Player of the Week
Jordyn Tong, Greensboro - The sophomore infielder from Arcadia, Ohio went a combined 4-for-8 (.500) with a .500 on-base percentage, and a 1.750 slugging percentage as the Pride dropped two one-run games at 15th-ranked Christopher Newport in their lone contests last week. Tong posted three runs scored, seven RBI, one double, and three home runs in the defeats. Also Nominated: Sophia Badell, Southern Virginia; Alyssa Rivas, Methodist; Reagan Stewart, William Peace; Lillie Davis, Meredith; Landry Stewart, Pfeiffer; Kayla Simmons, N.C. Wesleyan.
Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lillie Davis, Meredith - The senior from Roxboro, North Carolina appeared in four games, three starts, and earned a 3-0 record last week for the Avenging Angels. In 20.0 total innings pitched, Davis posted a 0.35 ERA while allowing three runs, one earned, on seven hits with six walks and 24 strikeouts. In two wins over USA South foe Brevard, Davis tossed two complete-game (five-inning) wins allowing two unearned runs on four hits with three walks and 12 strikeouts. Also Nominated: Bailey Bettencourt, Methodist; Mollie Bulla, Pfeiffer; Addalyn Burch, Southern Virginia; Raina Hampel, Greensboro; Kimberly Bordeaux, William Peace.
Softball Rookie of the Week
Eliza Patterson, Southern Virginia - The freshman utility player from Naperville, Illinois went a combined 5-for-7 (.714) with a .750 on-base percentage, and an .857 slugging percentage to go along with six runs scored, one run batted in, one double, one walk, and one stolen base as the Knights swept a doubleheader from Wilson in the team's lone games last week. Also Nominated: Lexi Howerton, N.C. Wesleyan; Kenly Brown, Greensboro; Haleigh Moss, Meredith; Heather Vaughn, Pfeiffer; Bailey Bettencourt, Methodist.
Softball Rookie Pitcher of the Week
Ava Strickland, N.C. Wesleyan - The freshman from Benson, North Carolina appeared in two games, both starts, and went 2-0 without allowing a run in 11.0 total innings. In a 9-0 win over Mid-Atlantic Christian, Strickland tossed four innings and allowed one hit and two walks with three strikeouts. In a 2-0 victory over USA South rival Pfeiffer, Strickland tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing four hits and one walk with three strikeouts. Also Nominated: Bailey Bettencourt, Methodist; Addalyn Burch, Southern Virginia; Abigail Bowman, Pfeiffer.