Courtesy of the Atlantic Sun
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate’s Cheyenne Griffin and Lipscomb’s Kelly Young secured their second Atlantic Sun Softball weekly awards, announced by the league office on Monday.
Griffin had a tremendous weekend leading the Spartans to a 4-0 week in the Winthrop Invitational. She finished the week hitting .700 with an on-base percentage of .615 as the senior collected hits in every game. Four of her seven total hits left the yard and she finished the week with nine RBI. She capped off the weekend accounting for the entire offense in a 3-0 victory over Harvard with two home runs and three RBI. Griffin also played solid defense committing only one error in 16 total chances at first base. It’s the second career award, and second this season, for the Moore, S.C. native.
Young was dominant in the circle at the Purple and Gold Challenge hosted by Lipscomb this past weekend. She pitched a five-hit shutout in the first game against Dayton on Saturday. Young walked one, and struck out a single-game and season-high 11 batters. On Sunday, Young came out of the bullpen to pick up her second win of the weekend as she pitched two scoreless innings. She struck out two more batters to finish the weekend with 13 combined strikeouts. Young ranks second in the A-Sun with 50 strikeouts at this point in the season.
Atlantic Sun Softball Player of the Week – Mar. 2nd
Cheyenne Griffin, USC Upstate
Senior | First Base
Moore, S.C. | Criminal Justice
– Second Career A-Sun Player of the Week honor
– Combined for a .700 batting average in four victories for USC Upstate in Winthrop Invitational
– Went 7-10 at the plate, including four home runs and one double to lead the Spartans offense
– Posted a 2.000 slugging percentage in the tournament and an on-base percentage of .615
– Had multiple RBI’s in every single game for USC Upstate; finished the week with nine RBI
– Had a fielding percentage of .938 in 16 total chances; combined for 15 putouts on defense
Other Nominees: Victoria Brown, Jacksonville; Kara Chambers, Kennesaw State; Brittany Elmore, Lipscomb; Stacy McClelland, North Florida; Brittany Hawn, Stetson
Atlantic Sun Softball Pitcher the Week – Mar. 2nd
Kelly Young, Lipscomb
Junior | Pitcher
Madison, Miss. | Exercise Science
– Second Career Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week; second conference weekly award
– Pitched second shutout of the season in 3-0 victory over Dayton to start the weekend
– Allowed only five hits and struck out season-high 11 batters in the win against the Flyers
– Came out of the bullpen to secure second win of the weekend with two scoreless innings
– Combined for 13 strikeouts in nine innings of work; only walked three batters all weekend
– Ranks second in the conference with 50 strikeouts this season for Lady Bisons
Other Nominees: Taylor Rossman, Jacksonville; Kayla Goff, North Florida; Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate; Courtney Brandt, Stetson
