SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina’s Taylor Sigmon has been named General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Feb. 10-16, the league office announced Wednesday.

Sigmon, a pitcher and infielder on the Catamounts’ softball team, saw action in the pitching circle all five games at the Savannah State Tournament over the weekend, posting a 1.87 ERA and fanning 21 batters in 15 innings. She picked up a pair of wins over Drexel and Savannah State.

The senior from Catawba, N.C., also did damage in the batter’s box. Sigmon ended the weekend with .389 batting average (7-for-18) and eight RBIs. Her best day at the plate came in a 9-1 rout of College of Charleston. Against the Cougars, Sigmon drove in four runs – including the first three runs of the game – on a 2-for-4 performance at the plate.

Sigmon boasts a 3.98 grade point average as a communication sciences and disorders major. She has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team the past two seasons.

Other nominees: Simeon Roberts (ETSU, track and field), Allie Buchalski (Furman, track and field), Lindsay Thomas (UNCG, softball), Taylor Reece (Samford, women’s basketball) and Jared Johnson (Chattanooga, wrestling).

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week (since Dec. 2)

Dec. 2: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 9: Sydni Means, Mercer, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 16: Krista Stricklin, Samford, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 23: Eric Robertson, Chattanooga, Men’s Basketball

Jan. 6: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Jan. 13: Haydn Borghetti-Metz, ETSU, Track and Field

Jan. 20: Chandler Christopher, ETSU, Women’s Basketball

Jan. 27: Taylor Reece, Samford, Women’s Basketball

Feb. 3: Lyn Yee Choo, ETSU, Women’s Tennis

Feb. 10: Ashley Kessler, ETSU, Track and Field

Feb. 17: Taylor Sigmon, Western Carolina, Softball

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