LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference softball teams had a strong week, posting a cumulative record off 11-5.

Texas Lutheran University highlighted the week, going 5-1 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, including three wins over top-25 teams. The Bulldogs lone loss at the event came to the nation's top-ranked team and defending national champion, Virginia Wesleyan University. Included in their wins is No. 2 St. John Fisher, No. 24 Babson and No. 24 Berry College. They also earned a win over St. Thomas (Minn.), a team that is receiving votes in the latest NFCA poll.

Southwestern University went 4-0 last week, outscoring opponents 33-5. They opened the weekend with a pair of run rule wins over Adrian and Johnson State and closed it with a 6-3 win over Mount Union and a 6-0 win over Bridgewater State.

Schreiner University put in two early wins last week, sweeping a Wednesday doubleheader against Hardin-Simmons University with scores of 4-0 and 9-0.

This Week's Leaders:

*Batting Average (.667): Grace Phelps, Southwestern (8-12)
Hits (9): Kelly Jurden, Texas Lutheran; Kassie Maddox, Texas Lutheran
Runs Scored (6): Kassie Maddox, Texas Lutheran; Sydney Scott, Southwestern
Doubles (3): Taylor Curtis, Southwestern
Triples (1): 8 tied
Home Runs (3): Haley Padilla, Texas Lutheran
Runs Batted In (11): Kaitlynn Copher, Southwestern
Steals (4): McKay Bloxham, Texas Lutheran

Innings Pitched (18.1): Lauren Galvan, Dallas
Strikeouts (31): Bailey Meyer, Southwestern
Wins (3): Bailey Meyer, Southwestern; Maitlin Raycroft, Texas Lutheran
Saves (2): Kassie Maddox, Texas Lutheran
+Earned Run Average (0.00): Hannah Ortiz, Schreiner (7.0 IP); Jessica Vrana, Schreiner (5.0 IP) 

*minimum of 2.5 plate appearances per game
+minimum of 1.0 innings pitched per team game

For links to box scores and recaps from all of last week's season-opening action, click below: 

This Week's Results:

Date	Away		Home		Status	Links
February
Wed. 28	Schreiner	4	Hardin-Simmons	0	Final	Recap Box Score Photos
	Schreiner	9	Hardin-Simmons	0	Final - 6 innings	Recap Box Score Photos
March
Fri. 2	Southwestern (Tex.)	10	Adrian	2	Final - 5 innings	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Texas Lutheran	4	St. John Fisher	3	Final	Box Score
	Johnson St.	0	Southwestern (Tex.)	11	Final - 5 innings	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Coe	4	Texas Lutheran	5	Final	Box Score
Sat. 3	Mt. St. Joseph	3	Dallas	2	Final	Recap Recap Box Score
	Southwestern (Tex.)	6	Mount Union	3	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Dallas	4	Huntingdon	5	Final - 10 innings	Recap Recap Box Score
	St. Thomas (Minn.)	2	Texas Lutheran	4	Final	Box Score
	Southwestern (Tex.)	6	Bridgewater St.	0	Final	Recap Recap Box Score
	Texas Lutheran	9	Berry	7	Final	Box Score Video
Sun. 4	Dallas	2	Mt. St. Joseph	3	Final - 10 innings	Recap Recap Box Score
	Texas Lutheran	14	Babson	4	Final - 5 innings	Recap Box Score Video
	Dallas	2	Huntingdon	3	Final	Recap Recap Box Score
	Va. Wesleyan	5	Texas Lutheran	0	Final	Recap Box Score

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