MACON, Ga. – Dani Devlin of Northern Kentucky and Kendall Settlemyre of USC Upstate shared this week’s Atlantic Sun Softball Player of the Week honors. North Florida’s Kayla Goff took home the Pitcher of the Week honor, announced by the league office on Monday.
Settlemyre powered USC Upstate to a conference-opening sweep over Kennesaw State to earn Co-Player of the Week for the first time in her collegiate career. The senior third basemen hit two grand slams, including one in the series finale. She finished the week with four home runs and 12 RBIs as the Spartans put together a 5-2 record. Her first grand slam came in a midweek win over North Carolina, and she capped her week with a grand slam against the Owls. Her slugging percentage was .913 for the week, while she hit .400 in the series against KSU to start league play.
NKU’s Devlin led the Norse to three victories last week and earned her first Co-Player of the Week honor. She went 9-16 with five extra-base hits, including three doubles to lead the Norse offense. After a three-run home run against Tennessee State to start the week, Devlin capped off her week going 5-8 with three doubles and four RBIs as the Norse took the series from Alabama State. She walked four times and finished the week batting .563 with a slugging percentage of 1.125.
Goff wins her second Pitcher of the Week award this season, third of her career after not allowing an earned run in three total appearances this past week. In two conference games against FGCU, Goff pitched complete games and struck out eight batters. She led the Ospreys to the series win after they dropped the opening game. She totaled 14 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched and only allowed two walks. With an 0.00 era this past week, Goff improved her season ERA to 1.69, second best in the conference.
Atlantic Sun Softball Co-Player of the Week – Mar. 16th
Kendall Settlemyre, USC Upstate
Senior | Infielder
Hickory, N.C. | Exercise Science
– First Career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor
– Hit two grand slams, one in win over North Carolina and one in conference play against Kennesaw State
– Totaled four home runs and 12 RBI to help Spartans go 5-2 on the week
– Had three home runs and seven RBI in three-game sweep of KSU to open A-Sun league play
– Added a double and finished the week with a .348 batting average and .913 slugging percentage
– Had perfect 100 percent fielding percentage playing third base for USC Upstate
Other Nominees: Brittany McGuire, FGCU; Victoria Brown, Jacksonville; Courtney Brandt, Stetson
Atlantic Sun Softball Co-Player of the Week – Mar. 16th
Dani Devlin, Northern Kentucky
Sophomore | Catcher
Chicago, Ill. | Accounting
– First Career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor
– Led NKU’s offense going 9-16 with five extra-base hits to finish week with .563 batting average
– Started the week with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in win over Tennessee State
– Helped Norse to series win over Alabama State going 5-8 with three doubles in two victories
– Her on-base percentage was .619 and she added a 1.125 slugging percentage
– Defensively she posted five putouts and three assists helping NKU to 3-2 record on the week
Other Nominees: Brittany McGuire, FGCU; Victoria Brown, Jacksonville; Courtney Brandt, Stetson
Atlantic Sun Softball Pitcher the Week – Mar. 16th
Kayla Goff, North Florida
Senior | Pitcher
Brandon, Fla. | Communication
– Third Career Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week award
– Went a perfect 2-0 in two appearances to start conference play with wins over FGCU
– Pitched 18.2 innings in three appearances without allowing an earned run
– Struck out 14 batters and only allowed two walks combined last week
– Pitched two complete games to help North Florida capture opening A-Sun league series
– Ranks second in the A-Sun in ERA at 1.69 and fourth in strikeouts with 64
Other Nominees: Ashley Dobson, FGCU; Taylor Rossman, Jacksonville; Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate
