King's Lowe and Smothers Named Conference Carolinas Softball Players of the Week
King's Lowe and Smothers Named Conference Carolinas Softball Players of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – King University's Morgan Lowe was named the Conference Carolinas Softball Player of the Week, while teammate Hayley Smothers was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during the week of Feb. 29 - Mar. 6, the conference announced today.
Lowe, a junior from Damascus, Va., played the field in three games for the Tornado and batted .625 with four extra base hits (3 HRs), six RBI and four runs scored. Her best performance would come in an 11-2 win over Converse, as she went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI.
A junior from Camden, Tenn., Smothers threw two complete games and posted a 2-0 record with nine strikeouts and a 0.50 ERA. In 14 innings of work she would scatter 12 hits and allow one earned run. Smothers would also have a solid week at the plate, batting .300 with three extra base hits and four RBI.
Also nominated for Softball Player of the Week: N/A
Also nominated for Softball Pitcher of the Week: Callie Kuykendall (Pfeiffer), Madison Johnston (Mount Olive) and Erika Hansen (Limestone)
2016 Softball Players of the Week
Feb. 2 - N/A
Feb. 9 - Sloane McPeak (Belmont Abbey)
Feb. 16 - Jacquie Hill (Erskine)
Feb. 23 - Rachel Crowder (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 1 - Emma Swearingen (Limestone)
Mar. 8 - Morgan Lowe (King)
2016 Softball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 2 - N/A
Feb. 9 - Samantha Jacobs (Belmont Abbey)
Feb. 16 - Candace Fitch (Erskine)
Feb. 23 - Josie Weber (Limestone)
Mar. 1 - Madison Johnston (Mount Olive)
Mar. 8 - Hayley Smothers (King)