Limestone's Brewington and Ruth Named Conference Carolinas Softball Players of the Week
Limestone's Brewington and Ruth Named Conference Carolinas Softball Players of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Limestone College's Vic Brewington was named the Conference Carolinas Softball Player of the Week, while teammate Caroline Ruth was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played Apr. 8-14, the Conference announced today. This marks the second POTW for Brewington, while being the third for Ruth and sixth overall for Limestone.
Brewington, a freshman from Walterboro, S.C., led Limestone to a 4-0 record last week, including two Conference Carolinas wins against Converse. Brewington hit .583 with seven hits, including six extra-base hits (4 2B, 2 HR), with 11 RBI and three runs scored. Brewington's best performance came in an 8-0 game one win over Converse, going 2-for-3 with one double, one homer, four RBI and one run scored.
Ruth, a freshman from Waxhaw, N.C., posted a 3-0 record and 0.00 ERA for the Saints last week. In 11 innings pitched, Ruth scattered four hits, gave up no runs, issued one walk, while registering 12 strikeouts. Ruth's best performance came in a 1-0 game one win over Claflin, pitching five innings while allowing one hit, one walk with eight strikeouts.
Also nominated for Softball Player of the Week:
Peyton Wilson (Belmont Abbey) - Batted .750 with three hits and three RBI in two games.
Heather Childress (Mount Olive) - Batted .625 with five hits and three RBI in two games.
Taylor Koon (North Greenville) - Batted .438 with seven hits and three RBI in four games.
Shi Cain (Erskine) - Batted .364 with four hits and six RBI in four games.
Kara Cunningham (Lees-McRae) - Batted .714 with five hits in two games, while going 0-1 in six innings pitched with five strikeouts and 1.17 ERA.
Also nominated for Softball Pitcher of the Week:
Ivorie Maltby (Belmont Abbey) - 1-0 record with five innings pitched with five strikeouts and 1.40 ERA in one appearance.
Casey Gilbert (King) - 1-0 record with seven innings pitched with three strikeouts and 0.00 ERA in three appearances, while batting .333 with two hits and one RBI in two games.
Callie Richards (North Greenville) - 1-1 record with 15.1 innings pitched with 11 strikeouts and .46 ERA in two appearances.
Mallory Ratcliff (Mount Olive) - 1-0 record with seven innings pitched with six strikeouts and 0.00 ERA in one appearance.
Cassidy Largen (Lees-McRae) - 1-0 record with seven innings pitched with eight strikeouts and 1.00 ERA in one appearance.
Morgan Hendrix (Erskine) - 2-0 record with 14 innings pitched with 17 strikeouts and 0.00 ERA in two appearances.
2019 Softball Players of the Week
Week One (Feb. 5) - Morgan Smith (Belmont Abbey)
Week Two (Feb. 12) - Lydia Clanton (Southern Wesleyan)
Week Three (Feb. 19) - Taylor Payne (Erskine)
Week Four (Feb. 26) - Kay Brokering (King)
Week Five (Mar. 5) - Kay Brokering (King)
Week Six (Mar. 12) - Heather Childress (Mount Olive)
Week Seven (Mar. 19) - Jessica Onega (Barton)
Week Eight (Mar. 26) - Vic Brewington (Limestone)
Week Nine (Apr. 2) - Lydia Clanton (Southern Wesleyan)
Week 10 (Apr. 9) - Faith Cooke (Lees-McRae)
Week 11 (Apr. 16) - Vic Brewington (Limestone)
2019 Softball Pitchers of the Week
Week One (Feb. 5) - Sydney Sullivan (Limestone)
Week Two (Feb. 12) - Caroline Ruth (Limestone)
Week Three (Feb. 19) - Caroline Ruth (Limestone)
Week Four (Feb. 26) - Haley Brogden (Mount Olive)
Week Five (Mar. 5) - Kara Cunningham (Lees-McRae)
Week Six (Mar. 12) - Haley Brogden (Mount Olive)
Week Seven (Mar. 19) - Hannah Houge (Erskine)
Week Eight (Mar. 26) - Casey Gilbert (King)
Week Nine (Apr. 2) - Jaelin Griffin (North Greenville)
Week 10 (Apr. 9) - Ashton Martin (Southern Wesleyan)
Week 11 (Apr. 16) - Caroline Ruth (Limestone)