SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Georgia Southern third baseman Robyne Siliga has been named the Southern Conference softball Player of the Week while teammate Melissa Laliberte has been named the league’s Pitcher of the Week for April 7.
Siliga was the catalyst at the plate for the Eagles over the weekend, batting .583 (7-for-12) with four RBI and two runs scored. Siliga recorded at least two hits in each game of the series in which GSU took two of three games from Elon. The junior from Oceanside, Calif., improved her overall batting average to .400 while recording her 17th multi-hit game of the season.
Laliberte was solid in the circle for the Eagles, earning victories in two starts against Elon. In both of her starts, the Cobourg, Ontario native tossed a complete game, allowing just one earned run in 14 innings of work. Laliberte struck out five batters in each contest. On the year, she leads the SoCon in earned run average (1.64) and ranks second in opponents’ batting average (.208).
Other top hitters included Chattanooga’s Tara Tembey, Elon’s Brandi Jones, Furman’s Brythe Blankenship, UNC Greensboro’s Mary Greenway and Western Carolina’s Mollie Fowler. Among the top pitchers this week were Chattanooga’s Kaitlin Holloway, Furman’s Lana Mackey and Western Carolina’s Lauren Ross.
2008 Softball Players of the Week
Feb. 18 Katie Boyd, Appalachian State
Feb. 25 Katie Blevins, Chattanooga
March 3 Kristie Shifflett, College of Charleston
March 10 Robyne Siliga, Georgia Southern
March 17 Meredith Mielke, Furman
March 24 Melanie Helterbran, Elon
March 31 Katie Nutaitis, College of Charleston
April 7 Robyne Siliga, Georgia Southern
2008 Softball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 18 Pam DelPizzo, Elon
Feb. 25 Lana Mackey, Furman
March 3 Melissa Laliberte, Georgia Southern
March 10 Melissa Laliberte, Georgia Southern
March 17 Lana Mackey, Furman
March 24 Brooke Loudermilk, Chattanooga
March 31 Brooke Loudermilk, Chattanooga
April 7 Melissa Laliberte, Georgia Southern