MARSHALL, Texas — After playing six games in three days, no. 8 East Texas Baptist University swept the American Southwest Player of the Week award for the third time this season.
Piper Morton won hitter of the week and
Avery Holland is the pitcher of the week.
Piper Morton, a junior from Kilgore, Texas, hit .438. recording seven hits in 16 at-bats, including a double and a single, finishing with 6 RBI.
Avery Holland pitched 19 Innings with two complete-game wins. The Junior from Fredericksburg, Texas, recorded 17 strikeouts with a 0.74 ERA and went 3-0
Below is the release from the ASC:
HITTER OF THE WEEK – Piper Morton, Jr., C, East Texas Baptist
Piper Morton and the East Texas Baptist Tigers faced tough competition this week at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Georgia. Over six games, ETBU faced three ranked opponents, and Morton helped the Tigers to a 4-2 overall record.
In a 4-0 win against #13 Emory, Morton went 1-for-3 at the plate with a run and an RBI. On Day 2 of the classic, she went 4-for-6 against Pomona-Pitzer and DePauw, recording four RBI, two runs, and a .667 batting average. Morton finished the week with a .438 batting average, totaling three runs and six RBI, and recorded at least one hit in five of the six games.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Avery Holland, Jr., P, East Texas Baptist
Junior pitcher
Avery Holland went 3-0 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic, throwing three complete games against top-ranked opponents. In the 4-0 win over #13 Emory, Holland struck out six batters, including two looking, across 24 batters faced, and held the Lions to a .087 batting average.
Holland continued her dominant play in a 13-2 win over DePauw, facing 20 batters and allowing a .263 batting average, and then struck out five in a 4-0 shutout over Denison. She finished the week with 19.0 innings pitched, 17 strikeouts, 69 batters faced, and held opponents to a .149 batting average overall.
ASC Players of the Week
Mar. 9 -
Avery Holland (Pitcher),
Piper Morton (Hitter)
Mar. 3 –
Alexis Kemp (Pitcher),
Izabella Morales (Hitter)
Feb. 16 –
Avery Holland (Pitcher)
Feb. 9 –
Alexis Kemp (Pitcher), Maykayla Menchue (Hitter)
