LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Senior outfielder Tessa Galloway of Southwestern University and sophomore pitcher Katie Castillon of Trinity University were named SCAC Softball Players of the Week for their performances this past weekend.
SCAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of April 7th – 13th
TESSA GALLOWAY OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a senior outfielder from Spring, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Softball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, April 7th through Sunday, April 13th.
Galloway was absolutely dominant offensive weekend as she led the Southwestern Pirates to a 3-1 conference weekend over Ausitn College to clinch the No. 3 seed in the SCAC Softball Tournament.
Galloway posted nine hits in 14 at bats for a .643 batting average including two doubles, one triple and one homerun with seven RBIs and an unbelievable 1.143 slugging percentage.
Galloway hit for the cycle in the day one doubleheader, including a 3-for-4 day with a triple, homerun, and four RBIs. She followed that performance up with a 4-for-4 day including a double and two runs batted in as the Pirates exploded for 20 runs on the first day.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman infielder Emily Lowe of Austin College was 4-for-11 for the weekend with a homerun and four RBIs as the 'Roos went 1-3. Sophomore shortstop Grace Estes of Texas Lutheran led the Bulldog offense, helping TLU to a perfect 4-0 week. She finished 7-for-10 in the four games, leading the team with a .700 batting average. Freshman infielder Sarah Paller of Trinity opened the series by going 4-4 in Saturday's doubleheader, scoring two runs and picking up three RBI. She was 2-4 with two walks on Sunday, scoring in each game, and driving home three additional runs. Centenary and Schreiner did not nominate anyone. Dallas was idle.
SCAC PITCHER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of April 7th – 13th
KATIE CASTILLON OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore right handed pitcher from San Antonio, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, April 7th through Sunday, April 13th.
Castillon threw a pair of shutouts to help Trinity to a four-game SCAC sweep of Schreiner University over the weekend, highlighted by her no-hitter to open the second day's doubleheader.
Castillon was just a fielding error from recording a perfect game in game one on Sunday, pitching Trinity's 13th no-hitter – its first since 2012. On Saturday, she finished the doubleheader with a three-hit shutout over five innings. Castillon struck out 11 batters and walked just one over her 10 innings of work.
For the season, Castillon is 9-7 with an ERA of 3.10, allowing 45 earned runs in 101.2 innings of work. Castillon has recorded 78 strikeouts, and her two shutouts this weekend were her first solo shutouts of the season among her 14 complete games.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman pitcher Nicole Gibbs of Southwestern posted her second no-hitter of the year with a 9-0 run rule win over Austin College in game two on Sunday. Freshman pitcher Samantha Yenne of Texas Lutheran got the start in the third game of TLU's series against Centenary and spun a complete-game one-hitter, helping the Bulldogs to a 5-0 win. Austin College, Centenary, and Schreiner did not nominate anyone. Dallas was idle.
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