Courtesy of the Atlantic Sun
MACON, Ga. – Kennesaw State’s Hillary Kartman and USC Upstate’s Lexi Shubert collected this week’s Atlantic Sun Softball Player of the Week honors, announced by the league office on Monday.
Kartman earns her first career A-Sun Player of the Week honor after leading KSU’s offense this past week. She collected seven hits, including two home runs as the Owls went 4-1. Kartman batted .467 for the week, including going 5-6 in non-conference wins over Furman. Her slugging percentage was .867 and her on-base percentage reached .500 for the week. Kartman was the hero on Sunday as her two-run home run in the seventh inning against North Florida gave the Owls the series win. Kartman leads the team with 25 RBI and seven home runs this season.
Shubert won her first career A-Sun Pitcher of the Week award after going 4-1 and pitching in all five games the Spartans played. To start the week, Shubert went 2-0 against ETSU in non-conference action. She struck out 13 batters in 12 innings of work, allowing only four hits. Against Jacksonville, Shubert continued her strong performance with a complete game win and nine strikeouts in the series opener. She finished the week pitching 29.1 innings combined and striking out 29 batters while only allowing one walk. Her combined ERA was 0.72 only allowing three earned runs all week.
Atlantic Sun Softball Co-Player of the Week – Mar. 23rd
Hillary Kartman, Kennesaw State
Junior | Utility
Fort Wayne, Ind. | Business
– First Career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor
– Led Kennesaw State to 4-1 record batting .467 including two extra-base hits
– Finished the week with two home runs, three runs scored and six RBI for Owls
– Posted .867 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage in five games combined
– Went 5-6 in two wins against Furman in midweek, including a four RBI performance in game two
– Hit the game-winning two-run home run on Sunday to propel the Owls to an A-Sun series win over North Florida
Other Nominees: Kelsey Huff, FGCU; Victoria Brown, Jacksonville; Paige Neely, Lipscomb; Dani Devlin, Northern Kentucky; Shellie Robinson, USC Upstate, Demi Meza, Stetson
Atlantic Sun Softball Pitcher the Week – Mar. 23rd
Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate
Sophomore | Pitcher
Hickory, N.C. | Graphic Design
– First Career Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week award
– Went 4-1 on the week getting the decision in all five of USC Upstate’s games last week
– Pitched 12.0 shutout innings in midweek doubleheader win over ETSU; allowed four hits and struck out 13
– In conference action, pitched a combined 17.1 innings against Jacksonville allowing only three earned runs
– For the week, Shubert struck out 29 batters and only allowed one walk
– Threw three complete games and combined for an 0.72 ERA in five games pitched
Other Nominees: Ashley Dobson, FGCU; Victoria Brown, Jacksonville; Morgan Sikes, Kennesaw State; Kelly Young, Lipscomb; Alex Caudill, Northern Kentucky; Chelsea Hostetler, Stetson
| Date | Player of the Week | Pitcher of the Week |
| Feb. 9 | Stacy McClelland, North Florida | Kayla Goff, North Florida |
| Feb. 16 | Cheyenne Griffin, USC Upstate | Kelly Young, Lipscomb |
| Feb. 23 | Emily Sanchez, Jacksonville | Courtney Brandt, Stetson |
| Mar. 2 | Cheyenne Griffin, USC Upstate | Kelly Young, Lipscomb |
| Mar. 9 | Kara Chambers, Kennesaw State | Victoria Brown, Jacksonville |
| Mar. 16 | Dani Devlin, Northern Kentucky/Kendall Settlemyre, USC Upstate | Kayla Goff, North Florida |
| Mar. 23 | Hillary Kartman, Kennesaw State | Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate |
