SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU softball player Kelly Warren has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition Feb. 5-11. The selection is made by the league office. 
 
Warren had a stellar weekend offensively, finishing with a .750 batting average and hits in all four games as ETSU opened the season at the Bash in the Boro tournament. The junior outfielder from Mechanicsville, Virginia, had her best performance on Saturday, Feb. 8, as she was a perfect 7-of-7 at the plate with two runs scored and one RBI. The preseason All-SoCon First Team honoree also drew four walks while only striking out once over 12 plate appearances. Through the first weekend of play in Division I, she ranks third in batting average (.750), fourth in on-base percentage (.813) and 13^th in total hits (nine).
 
Warren is a marketing major and currently holds a 3.581 grade point average.
 
ETSU is back in action on Friday, Feb. 14, when the Bucs travel to Jacksonville, Florida, to take part in the Osprey Dolphin Invite hosted by both North Florida and Jacksonville.
 
Also nominated: Sydney Catts (Furman women’s lacrosse), Niklas Gerdes (Chattanooga men’s tennis) and Lauren LaPlant (Western Carolina women’s basketball).
 
General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 4       Isabella Gutierrez, Furman, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 11      Catie Cronister, Wofford, Volleyball
Sept. 18      Regan Ward, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 25      Ben Varghese, ETSU, Men’s Cross Country
Oct. 2         Natalie Srinivasan, Furman, Women’s Golf
Oct. 9         Esme Hamilton, Chattanooga, Women’s Golf
Oct. 16       Brandon Rainey, The Citadel, Football
Oct. 23       Emily Zipay, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 30       Shiso Go, ETSU, Men’s Golf
Nov. 6        Hamp Sisson, Furman, Football
Nov. 13       Leo Toledo Jr., Mercer, Men’s Soccer
Nov. 20       Blake Jeresaty, Wofford, Football
Nov. 27       Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Women’s Cross Country
Dec. 4        Natalie Armstrong, Samford, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 11       Jewel Smalls, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 18       Ethan Stair, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
Dec. 24       Lauren LaPlant, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 8         Tanner Smith, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Jan. 15       Djordje Dimitrijevic, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
Jan. 22       Georgie Walker, Furman, Women’s Tennis
Jan. 29       Ryan Adams, Furman, Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Feb. 5         Heather Feuchtenberger, ETSU, Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Feb. 12       Kelly Warren, ETSU, Softball