Emma Hughes and Sydney Bailey of King Collect Softball Weekly Honors
Emma Hughes and Sydney Bailey of King Collect Softball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Emma Hughes and Sydney Bailey of King have earned the Conference Carolinas weekly honors for softball.
Hughes was tabbed as the Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season, while Bailey earned Player of the Week accolades. The league office unveiled the weekly honors on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
A senior pitcher from Rogersville, Tenn., Hughes was 2-0 last week in the circle for King. She struck out seven on the week. Hughes was fantastic in King’s win over No. 17 Lenoir-Rhyne on March 5. In a complete-game performance, Hughes allowed just four hits and one earned run in the 4-1 victory. She followed that up by fanning four in a 3-2 win over Shepherd on March 7.
A sophomore from Mendota, Va., Bailey hit .455 (5-of-11) last week for King. She had four extra-base hits in her three appearances on the week with three doubles and one home run. Bailey also had three RBIs and three runs scored on the week. In a 9-6 win over Shepherd on March 7, Bailey had three doubles in a 4-for-4 performance. She picked up her first career home run in King’s 3-2 game two win over Shepherd.
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Conference Carolinas has a rich tradition in roots that dates back to its early initial inception on Dec. 6, 1930. The NCAA Division II athletics conference presently has member schools located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Conference Carolinas member institutions are Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Converse, Emmanuel, Erskine, King, Lees-McRae, Limestone, Mount Olive, North Greenville and Southern Wesleyan.
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2020 Conference Carolinas Softball Players of the Week
Week One (Feb. 4, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
AnnaKate Gilchrist – Barton
Player of the Week
Brooklyn Stone – North Greenville
Week Two (Feb. 11, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Delanie Laudenbacher – Southern Wesleyan
Player of the Week
Alyssa Pickle – Mount Olive
Week Three (Feb. 18, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Haley White – Limestone
Player of the Week
Vic Brewington – Limestone
Week Four (Feb. 25, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Emma Hughes - King
Player of the Week
Katie Allison – Belmont Abbey
Week Five (March 3, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Callie Richards – North Greenville
Player of the Week
Katie Robinson – Lees-McRae
Week Six (March 10, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Emma Hughes – King
Player of the Week
Sydney Bailey – King