Softball Players of the Week: Feb.20

Softball Players of the Week: Feb.20

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Co-Players of the Week 

 Skylar Wallace, Florida

Wallace, a redshirt junior infielder from Woodstock, Ga., tallied a .625 batting average along with 10 hits, 11 runs scored and 12 RBI in a 7-0 week for the Gators. Wallace also slugged 1.438 as six of her 10 hits went for extra bases and notched a .720 on-base percentage, eight stolen bases and seven walks.

 Alex Honnold, Missouri

Honnold, a junior centerfielder from West Des Moines, Iowa, batted .643 with nine hits, nine runs scored and 10 RBI in a 6-0 week for the Tigers. In the mid-week win over No. 20/20 UCF, Honnold went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run and four RBI. On the week, she posted a 1.357 slugging percentage, .762 on-base percentage, six walks and four stolen bases.

Co-Pitchers of the Week

 Elizabeth Hightower, Florida

Hightower, a graduate right-hander from Monticello, Fla., earned four wins in the circle for the Gators. Hightower held her opposing batters to a .118 average through 15.1 innings pitched, fanned 16 batters and allowed only two extra base hits.

 Stephanie Schoonover, Kentucky

Schoonover, a junior right-hander from Dothan, Ala., earned two complete-game shutouts and a save for the Wildcats. Schoonover registered 34 strikeouts in 16.2 innings of work, including a career-high and a single-game school record 18 strikeouts in the no-hitter against North Texas.

Freshman of the Week

 Sydney Berzon, LSU

Berzon, a right-handed pitcher from Buffalo, N.Y., earned two wins and a save in the Tiger Classic. Berzon recorded a 0.68 ERA in 10.1 innings of work along with nine strikeouts, including a season-high six in the win over Central Arkansas.

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