Courtesy of the A-Sun
MACON, Ga. – After posting a conference series sweep and clinching a berth in the Atlantic Sun Softball Championship, USC Upstate swept this week’s weekly honors as Kendall Settlemyre and Lexi Shubert won, the league office announced on Monday.
Settlemyre earns her second weekly honor of her career after dominating at the plate last week. The senior belted a combined six home runs to lead the Spartans to a 5-1 record. Settlemyre finished the week with 10 total hits, including four multi-hit games. She also had two multi-home runs games as she hit two each against Gardner-Webb and Stetson. For the week she batted .526 with an on-base percentage of .609 and a slugging percentage of 1.474. She capped off the week with a 3-for-3 performance including two home runs against conference rival Stetson to help the Spartans sweep the weekend series.
Shubert becomes the first A-Sun pitcher to win four consecutive Pitcher of the Week awards after posting a 3-1 record and adding a save to her weekly total for USC Upstate. The sophomore from Hickory, N.C. pitched three complete games, including a shutout over Gardner-Webb. Shubert’s pitching performance also helped Upstate become the first team to clinch an A-Sun championship berth after pitching in all three victories over Stetson. Shubert finished the week with 14 strikouts and a combined ERA of 1.70. Shubert leads the leads the league in ERA and wins this season.
Atlantic Sun Softball Player of the Week – April 13th
Kendall Settlemyre, USC Upstate
Senior | Third Base
Hickory, N.C. | Exercise Science
– Second Career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor
– Had four multi-hit games this past week; batted .526 leading Upstate to five wins
– Belted six home runs including two multi-home run games against Gardner-Webb and Stetson
– Finished the week with a .609 on-base percentage and 1.474 slugging percentage
– Had three home runs and four RBI in conference sweep over Hatters
– Added four walks and collected 11 assists in the field defensively for the Spartans
Other Nominees: Kelsey Carpenter, FGCU; Lexie Ballard, Jacksonville; Megan Veringa, Kennesaw State; Brittany Elmore, Lipscomb; Shelby Duncan, North Florida; Katelyn Roy, Northern Kentucky; Demi Meza, Stetson
Atlantic Sun Softball Pitcher the Week – April 13th
Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate
Sophomore | Pitcher
Hickory, N.C. | Graphic Design
– Fifth Career Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week award; fourth consecutive this season
– Posted a 3-1 week in the circle and added a save to lead the Spartans to four team wins
– Pitched three complete games, including a shut out victory over Gardner-Webb
– Secured two wins over conference rival Stetson, finishing with 11.2 innings pitched and only allowing three runs
– Picked up the save in game two of series allowing only one hit in final 1.2 innings
– Struck out 14 batters combined and finished week with 1.70 ERA
Other Nominees: Shelby Morgan, FGCU; Taylor Rossman, Jacksonville
