Big South Announces Softball Players of the Week - Feb. 18

Big South Announces Softball Players of the Week - Feb. 18

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) –- Gardner-Webb’s Ella Christopher (Longwood, Fla.) has been named the Big South Softball Player of the Week, while Winthrop’s Lonna Addison (Salisbury, N.C.) is the Pitcher of the Week for games played Feb. 10-16, it was announced today.  In addition, Presbyterian’s Baxleigh Arnette (Lake View, S.C.) is the Freshman of the Week honoree.
 
Christopher batted .563 (9-16) with three runs scored, seven RBI, one triple, two home runs and two stolen bases in four appearances.  She recorded a hit in every game, as well as a 1.063 slugging percentage along with a .563 on-base average.  Christopher opened with three hits, including a triple, and two runs driven in vs. Iona last Thursday.  She was 4-4 vs. Sacred Heart with two homers and five RBI on Friday -- a two-run homer in the third inning and a three-run blast in the fifth frame.
 
Addison went 2-0 in the circle vs. Georgia State and Appalachian State with a 1.08 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched.  Making her first start of the season on Saturday, Addison defeated GSU, 5-3 with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings.  On Sunday against App State, she entered the contest in the second inning with the Eagles trailing, 3-0.  She allowed just one hit in 7.0 innings and fanned six batters, and worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning to secure the 4-3 victory.
 
Arnette hit .667 (6-9) in helping the Blue Hose complete a 3-0 weekend.  She was 2-3 with a run scored and stolen base against East Tennessee State on Friday, then went 2-3 with a run scored and sacrifice in the nightcap against Maine.  On Saturday against Maine, Arnette was 2-3 with a double.
 
Also nominated for Player of the Week: Weslin Jones (Charleston Southern), Cassi Barbato (Radford), Denver Lauer (USC Upstate) and Peyton Bryden (Winthrop).
 
Also nominated for Pitcher of the Week: Hannah Frye (Gardner-Webb), Peyton Duncan (Presbyterian), Natalie Jones (Radford) and Maddie Drerup (USC Upstate).
 
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Brenna Conley (Charleston Southern), Hannah Frye (Gardner-Webb) and Georgia Preddy (USC Upstate).