Courtesy of the Atlantic Sun
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate’s Lexi Shubert earned her second consecutive Atlantic Sun Softball weekly honor, while Lipscomb’s Caitlin Plocheck took home the Player of the Week honor, announced by the league office on Monday.
Plocheck, a freshman from Pasadena, Texas, earns her first A-Sun Player of the Week award after leading the Lady Bisons to a 4-1 week. She batted .588 for the week with hits in four of the five games. Her slugging percentage was 1.118 after going 9-11 in conference play. In Sunday’s doubleheader, Plocheck set career-highs with five hits and eight RBIs in a single-game. That marks the most of any Lipscomb player in a single game this season. For the week, Plocheck had five extra-base hits, including three doubles and two home runs. Defensively, she did not commit an error in 22 total chances.
Shubert picks up her third career weekly honor, second straight, after going 3-0 for the Spartans this past week. Shubert pitched a complete game against NC State to open the week, allowing only one run, while recording seven strikeouts. She carried that momentum into conference play, where Shubert shut down North Florida’s offense with two more victories. In game one, she pitched five innings allowing only one runner to cross the plate. In Sunday’s series finale, Shubert pitched another gem with a complete game shutout and six strikeouts. She finished the week with a combined 0.74 ERA and 16 strikeouts, while only giving up two walks.
Atlantic Sun Softball Player of the Week – Mar. 30th
Caitlin Plocheck, Lipscomb
Freshman | First Base
Pasadena, Texas | Exercise Science
– First Career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor
– Led Lipscomb to 4-1 record batting .588 and slugging 1.118 for the week
– Recorded hits in four of the five games played, including going 9-11 in conference play
– Set single-game career highs with a 5-5 performance and eight RBIs in series finale on Sunday
– Posted five extra-base hits including three doubles and two home runs for Lady Bisons
– Defensively did not commit an error in 22 total chances last week
Other Nominees: Victoria Brown, Jacksonville; Megan Veringa, Kennesaw State; Shelby Duncan, North Florida; Dani Devlin, Northern Kentucky; Shellie Robinson, USC Upstate; Jessie Tenbroeck, Stetson
Atlantic Sun Softball Pitcher the Week – Mar. 30th
Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate
Sophomore | Pitcher
Hickory, N.C. | Graphic Design
– Third Career Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week award
– Went a perfect 3-0 last week for USC Upstate pitching 19.0 total innings for the Spartans
– Started week with complete game gem against NC State, allowing only one run and striking out seven batters
– Threw two more complete games against conference foe North Florida striking out nine combined
– Struck out a combined 16 batters for the week and only gave up two walks in the process
– Combined for an ERA of 0.74 on the week; leads the A-Sun with a 1.54 ERA on the season
Other Nominees: Tanner Sanders, Lipscomb; 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 |
| Mar. 30 | Caitlin Plocheck, Lipscomb | Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate |
