SPARTANBURG,
S.C.
– UNCG’s Lindsay Thomas and Georgia Southern’s Sarah Purvis have been named the
Southern Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively, the
league announced Monday. The selections are made by the Southern Conference
office.
Thomas, a freshman from
Irvine, Calif., went 4-for-8 in three wins for the Spartans at the Charleston
Southern Tournament. Thomas’s first career hit came against George Mason when
she hit a home run in the fifth inning to put the Spartans up 1-0 in their
first game of the 2013 season. She had the game-winning homer against
Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon and also had the eventual
game-winning two-run blast against George Mason in the Spartan’s tournament
finale. The catcher led UNCG with a .500 batting average, three runs, four
hits, three home runs, and four RBIs on opening weekend. She also led the team
in on-base percentage (.600) and slugging percentage (1.625).
Purvis, the 2013 SoCon
Preseason Pitcher of the year, had her chance at her second career no-hitter
foiled by a single in the sixth inning of the season-opener against St. John’s
on Friday. Purvis fanned 14 batters in the game which ended as a two-hit
victory for the junior. The Warner Robins, Ga., native won all three appearances
on the weekend and compiled 31 total strikeouts. She tossed a four-hit shutout
against Tennessee Tech in the weekend’s finale. The defending SoCon Pitcher of
the Year finished the week with a 1.11 ERA, lower than her final 2012 ERA.
Also receiving nominations
for player of the week Elon’s Tomeka Watson, Furman’s Lauren Collier, Georgia
Southern’s Kourtny Thomas, Samford’s Madison Dickey, Chattanooga’s Sara Poteat,
and Western Carolina’s Shemekia Scotton.
Also nominated for pitcher
of the week Elon’s Chelsea White, Furman’s Meaghan Houston, UNCG’s Raeanne
Hanks, Samford’s Mollie Hanson, Chattanooga’s Taylor Deason, and Western
Carolina’s Jordan Garrett.
2013 Softball Player
of the Week
Feb.
11 Lindsay Thomas, UNCG
2013 Softball Pitcher
of the Week
Feb.
11 Sarah Purvis, Georgia
Southern