Chyrsi Hemby, Austin College, Hitter of the Week (Week 6)

Chyrsi Hemby, Austin College, Hitter of the Week (Week 6)

CHYRSI HEMBY OF AUSTIN COLLEGE, a junior second baseman player from Bonham, Texas, has been named the SCAC Softball Hitter-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 17. SCAC Softball Release - Week 6

Hemby had a monster week for Austin College, batting .583 with a 1.167 slugging percentage, belting four doubles to move her into the national lead in that statistical category, while also adding a home run and 11 runs batted in. Hemby scored seven runs and had two games with at least five RBI as the 'Roos have now notched double-digits wins for the first time since 2016. On the season Hemby is now tied for the league lead with 24 RBI on the year, tied for fourth with 19 runs scored and fifth in the SCAC with a .433 batting average.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior outfielder Mackenzie Cox of Centenary finished 3-for-7 at the plate in the Ladies' doubleheader sweep of Dallas at home over the weekend. She went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored, a walk, and two stolen bases in the 7-0 win in game one and finished 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in a 4-1 win in game two. Cox is riding a nine-game hitting streak ad has stolen at least one base in six-straight games as she continues to lead the nation in division III in stolen bases with 27. Junior outfielder Sydney Watson of Trinity let the Tigers to a 4-2 overall record last week, including back-to-back doubleheader sweeps at home against LeTourneau and La Roche. Watson batted .471 (8-for-17) for the week with two doubles, seven runs scored, and three RBI to account for more than one-third of Trinity's run production last week. After starting the week 0-for-5 in two early-week losses at UMHB, Watson batted .750 (8-for-12) in the final four games of the week, highlighted by a game one performance against La Roche. She went 3-for-3 with a double, scoring two runs, and driving in two more in the 9-1 win. 

SCAC Softball Offensive Players-of-the-Week
Week 1 Elizabeth Preston, Austin College
Week 2 Chloe Bennett, University of St. Thomas 
Week 3 Kylee Jack, Texas Lutheran University 
Week 4 Jaeden Thrasher, Centenary College 
Week 5 Jordyn Williams, Trinity University 
Week 6 Chyrsi Hemby, Austin College 
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