SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina outfielder Courtney Price and UNCG pitcher Alicia Bazonski earned Southern Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played March 7-13, the league office announced Monday.
Price took player of the week honors after hitting .600 (6-for-10) and recorded four RBIs as the Catamounts went 3-1 last week. The junior from Matthews, N.C., slapped two doubles and added a pair of home runs in her four games of action, tallying either a double or a homer in every contest.
Price’s week was highlighted by two solid performances in WCU’s doubleheader against Radford on Saturday. She had a three-hit effort in the first game before belting a solo shot in the Catamounts’ 5-2 victory in the second contest of the day. For the four games, Price had a .692 on-base percentage and a 1.400 slugging percentage. She is tied for the conference lead in doubles with eight on the season.
Bazonski was tagged with her second pitcher of the week honor this season after not allowing an earned run in 16 1/3 innings of action. The right-handed sophomore notched a 4-0 record for the week, headlined by a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Presbyterian on Sunday. The no-hitter was the first of her career and marked the 12th in program history. The day before, she went six innings and struck out four as the Spartans picked up a 7-2 win at UNCW. Bazonski also pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a pair of triumphs over Appalachian State on Wednesday.
In March, Bazonski has held batters to a .175 batting average and boasts a 0.39 ERA.
SoCon softball action continues when UNCG hosts a doubleheader against Bryant on Tuesday. The two games are slated for 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Other nominees for player of the week: Taylor Carter (ETSU), Lindsay Boynton (Mercer), Sidney Grkman (UNCG), Megan Dowdy (Samford) and Sam Taylor (Chattanooga).
Other nominees for pitcher of the week: Lindsey Fadnek (ETSU), Emily Demonte (Furman), Megan Bilgri (Mercer), Jessica Stone (Samford), Jordan Fortel (Chattanooga) and Lily Hayes (Western Carolina).
2016 Softball Players of the Week
Feb. 15 – Lindsay Thomas, UNCG, C
Feb. 22 – AnnaRose Borrelli, Furman, 1B
Feb. 29 – Hannah Trombley, Samford, C
March 7 – AnnaRose Borrelli, Furman 1B
March 14 – Courtney Price, Western Carolina, OF
2016 Softball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 15 – Cori Jennings, Chattanooga
Feb. 22 – Jessica Stone, Samford
Feb. 29 – Alicia Bazonski, UNCG
March 7 – Lindsey Fadnek, ETSU
March 14 – Alicia Bazonski, UNCG
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