#theGAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Aubree Jones, OF, Arkansas Tech, Fr., Richmond, Texas
Jones collected five extra-base hits – three home runs and two doubles – as the Golden Suns went 4-1. She went 3-for-4 with two home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Southwest Baptist. Against Southern Nazarene, she collected three hits and scored twice in game one. She hit her third home home run of the week in game two.
#theGAC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Emma Duncan, RHP, Southern Arkansas, Gr., Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada
Duncan improved to 20-2 and lowered her ERA to a GAC-leading 1.52 after she threw 12.0 scoreless frames in two outings against East Central. In game one, a 9-0 victory, she limited the Tigers to only one hit. She struck out five. In her second start, she struck out eight and did not walk a batter. The Muleriders won 7-0.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Eden Anderson, C/DP (Southern Nazarene), Alexis Boswell, C (Harding), Josie Golden, 2B (Henderson State), Maddie Rahon, INF (Southwestern Oklahoma State), America Rubio, SS (Southern Arkansas), Greenlee Wells, SS (Oklahoma Baptist), Madelyn Willard, 3B (Arkansas-Monticello)
Catie Amador, RHP (Ouachita Baptist), Jersey Cabana, RHP (Henderson State), Brooklyn Gobble, RHP (Harding), Ashley Larson, LHP (Southern Nazarene), Ainslee Moore, RHP (Arkansas Tech), Naomi Redman, RHP (Oklahoma Baptist)
A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards
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