Courtesy of the OVC
adidas® OVC Players of the Week – March 23
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Kayla Fortner, OF, Sr., 5-7, Cedar Hill, Mo. – Southeast Missouri
Fortner hit .556 in Southeast Missouri’s six games last week. She went 10-for-18 with four runs scored, four doubles, a home run and 12 RBI. She just missed hitting for the cycle in the OVC opener against UT Martin, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored, a home run, a double and three RBI. Against Tennessee Tech, she went 4-for-4. She leads the league with a .500 batting average and is hitting .750 with a 1.250 slugging percentage through four OVC games.
Others Nominated: Christiana Gable, Austin Peay; Kat Hollingsworth, Belmont; Bailey O’Dell, Eastern Illinois; Sarah Jackson, Eastern Kentucky; Ella Denes, Jacksonville State; Jessica Twaddle, Murray State; Rebecca Gray, SIUE; Courtney Gearlds, Tennessee State; Olivia Bennett, Tennessee Tech; Carly Gonzales, UT Martin
PITCHER OF THE WEEK:
Haley Chambers, P, Jr., 5-7, Coastesville, Ind. – SIUE
Chambers tossed her second career perfect game against Morehead State. It also marked her fourth career no-hitter. She struck out 17 straight Eagles en route to a career-high 20 strikeouts. It was one shy of the Division I record set in 1991 by Michele Granger of California. She needed just 87 pitches for the seven-inning win. Of the 46 OVC batters she faced this weekend, 33 struck out. She recorded 13 strikeouts in the Cougars’ win over Eastern Kentucky. Chambers posted a strikeout-to-walk of 18.5 to 1 for the week. She leads the league with 13 victories this year.
Others Nominated: Carolyn Snodgress, Belmont; Hannah Rachor, Eastern Illinois; Shaylon Robb, Eastern Kentucky; Taylor West, Jacksonville State; CheyAnne Gaskey, Murray State; Danielle Liberatore, Tennessee Tech; Elizabeth Wiegand, UT Martin.
