Sydney Hurley, Centenary College, Player of the Week (Week 7)

Sydney Hurley, Centenary College, Player of the Week (Week 7)

SYDNEY HURLEY OF CENTENARY COLLEGE, a senior catcher from Diboll, Texas, has been named the SCAC Softball Player of the Week for games played from Monday, March 11th through Sunday, March 17th.

Hurley recorded a hit in every game last week and helped Centenary open up SCAC with a perfect 4-0 record for the first time in program history following a sweep Austin College. She blasted a grand slam to jumpstart a 12-run inning in the second game Saturday in the Ladies’ 16-2 win in five innings. She capped the weekend with a pair of two-RBI doubles in the series finale. In the first game Sunday she added a solo home run.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior Gabriella Acuna of Schreiner was outstanding in the series sweep of Dallas with nine total hits, including three multi-hit games. Additionally, Acuna scored a run and drove in another to lead Schreiner at the plate. Junior utility player Katie Bricarell of Southwestern batted .250 (1-for-4) with an RBI as the Pirates split a twin bill against No. 24 Transylvania last week. Freshman second baseman Casey Martin of Texas Lutheran went 8-for-13 (.615) against No. 24 Transylvania and No. 6 East Texas Baptist this past week in Seguin. Martin was 6-for-7 in the doubleheader against Transylvania with three runs scored and three RBI. She was 2-for-6 against ETBU with a triple and three RBI. Senior outfielder Devon Potter of Trinity led the Tigers to a 3-2 record at the Tucson Invitational Games during Spring Break last week. Potter batted a team-leading .417 (5-12) with two RBI and four runs scored over the five games, hitting a double and a triple to boost her slugging percentage to .667. 

SCAC Softball Offensive Players-of-the-Week
Week 1 Sydney Scott, Southwestern University
Week 2 Brianna Pena, Trinity University 
Week 3 Liz Cordova, University of Dallas 
Week 4 Rachel Brown, Schreiner University 
Week 5 Kelly Jurden, Texas Lutheran University 
Week 6 Brianna Pena, Trinity University 
Week 7 Sydney Hurley, Centenary College 
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