#theGAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Hailey Evans, INF, Southern Nazarene, Sr., Deer Creek, Oklahoma
Evans hit .647 with a .727 on-base percentage as the Crimson Storm collected five wins without a loss. She went 6-for-7 with three RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of Newman. Against Henderson State, she went 3-for-3 with a three-run home run in game one and 2-for-4 with an RBI in game two.
#theGAC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Brinson Rogers, RHP, Southern Arkansas, Sr., Statesboro, Georgia
Rogers extended her scoreless innings streak to 56.0 after she registered two shutouts against Southwestern Oklahoma State. She surrendered just one hit and issued only one walk in her first appearance. She struck out 13 in the 5-0 win. In her second start, she fanned 12 in a five-hit shutout, a 3-0 win. Her 18 wins, 11 shutouts and 173 strikeouts lead Division II.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Kelsie Adams, RF (Southern Arkansas), Maycie Hardy, 3B (Arkansas Tech), Jadyn Hart, OF (Arkansas-Monticello), Kaya Lee, OF (Harding), Nichelle Marshall, INF (Oklahoma Baptist), Kennedy Morgan, LF (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Emily Reed, OF (Ouachita Baptist), Rachel Sherwood, DP/2B (Northwestern Oklahoma State)
Jorja Barrett, RHP (Oklahoma Baptist), Chloe Brown, RHP (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Alexis Findley, RHP (Arkansas Tech), Brooklyn Gobble, RHP (Harding), Jentry Henderson, LHP (Southern Nazarene), Trinity Oden, RHP (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards