AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games: March 3-8, 2020

EAST DIVISION HITTER OF THE WEEK – Corley Carpenter, RF/DP, So., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist sophomore right fielder/designated player Corley Carpenter (La Vernia, Texas) hit .500 (6-for-12) with a double, a home run, four RBI and three runs scored as the No. 4 Tigers went 4-0 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. She posted three hits and scored the game-winning run in a 1-0 victory against St. John Fisher. Carpenter had a RBI in all four games and scored in three of the contests.

EAST DIVISION PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Kassie Shipley, RHP, Sr., Belhaven
Belhaven senior right-hander Kassie Shipley (Winnsboro, La.) threw a complete game, seven-inning shutout in a 6-0 victory at Hardin-Simmons. She allowed eight hits and struck out six batters with no walks against the Cowgirls.

WEST DIVISION HITTER OF THE WEEK – Annika Canaba, 2B, So., Sul Ross State
Sul Ross State sophomore second baseman Annika Canaba (Alpine, Texas) batted .857 (6-for-7) in a three-game sweep against Ozarks. She hit two doubles, four RBI, walked twice, and stole three bases in as many attempts with no strikeouts and six runs scored. This is her second Hitter of the Week award of the season.

WEST DIVISION PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Hope Schoeneman, RHP, Sr., McMurry
McMurry senior righty Hope Schoeneman (Pasadena, Texas) threw a five-hit shutout in a 9-0 win over Louisiana College. She went seven innings, striking out three with no walks allowed for her third shutout in four starts. This is Schoeneman’s second Pitcher of the Week of the season and third of her career.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES AT THE PLATE
UT Dallas freshman left fielder Matee Simon (Baytown, Texas) hit .400 (4-for-10) while scoring a run in each game as the Comets played a three-game road series at Howard Payne over the weekend.

McMurry junior second baseman Savannah Flinn (Beaumont, Calif.) hit .545 (6-for-11) with a pair of doubles, two home runs, four RBI and six runs in the War Hawks’ sweep of Louisiana College. She hit a home run in each game of the double-header to lead off for McMurry. She was 3-for-4 with a double, homer and RBI in an 8-2 win and 2-for-4 with a double and two batted in during a 9-1 victory.

Hardin-Simmons junior second baseman Mason McCord (Greenville, Texas) hit .500 (5-of-10) with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in the Cowgirls’ three-game series against Belhaven.

Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore shortstop Milly Cesare (Frisco, Texas) hit .375 over five games last week as the No. 19 Cru went 4-1. She went 6-for-16 from the plate, driving in eight runs and scoring five more. She recorded at least one hit and one RBI in each game and scored in four of the contests. Cesare walked twice and added three stolen bases. Cesare hit the game-winning RBI against Southwestern (Texas) and either hit in or scored all three runs against Emory & Henry.

Belhaven sophomore third baseman Allie Gordon (Macon, Ga.) hit .416 (5-for-12) with two homers and eight RBI in the Blazers’ three-game sweep at Hardin-Simmons. She hit a grand slam in the opening game and hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh of a 5-3 win in the finale.

Ozarks sophomore catcher Sierra Jasna (Sallisaw, Okla.) hit .428 (3-for-7) with two doubles and two RBI in a three-game series at Sul Ross State.

Howard Payne senior right fielder Alexis Sullivan (Brea, Calif.) was 5-for-10 (.500) in the Lady Jacket's three-game series with UT Dallas. She also drove in three runs.
 
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES IN THE CIRCLE
UT Dallas freshman right-hander Devyn Yello (Houston, Texas) tossed 10.0 total innings in two outings as the Comets played a three-game series at Howard Payne over the weekend. In her only start of the set, Yanello pitched 6.0 innings in a 2-1 loss to the Lady Jackets, striking out two without a walk. She scattered five hits and gave up just one earned run. Yanello then picked up the win in relief Saturday with 4.0 scoreless innings with just two hits in a 5-2 Comet victory.

Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore righty Bayleigh Grogan (Wimberley, Texas) threw two wins for the No. 19 Cru last week. She earned a 3-0 win against Southwestern (Texas), going seven innings with six hits allowed. She followed that with a 9-1 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, throwing five innings with six hits and one run allowed. Grogan threw 12 innings with seven strikeouts and just one walk.

Sul Ross State sophomore right-hander Jodie Vaughn (Andrews, Texas) picked up a pair of wins in a three-game sweep of Ozarks. She started game one and pitched a complete five innings of shutout ball. Vaughn gave up six hits, striking out six and walking one. She appeared again in relief in game three and picked up the win after throwing 3.1 shutout inning with four strikeouts and one walk.

East Texas Baptist sophomore right-hander Preslye Cox (Rusk, Texas) went 2-0 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic, earning two eight-inning victories. She earned a 1-0 shutout win over St. John Fisher, posting three strikeouts. Against Piedmont, she struck out a career high 12 batters. In the bottom of the eighth inning with a 2-1 lead, Cox ended the game with the bases loaded on a pop out in the infield.

Howard Payne freshman Bree Cason (Telephone, Texas) threw 4.2 innings or relief to earn her fist win of the season agaisnt UT Dallas. She struck out three batters without allowing a run with two hits.