Taylor Watford of Francis Marion and Bailey Wilcox of Chowan Earn Softball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Taylor Watford of Francis Marion and Bailey Wilcox of Chowan were selected as the Conference Carolinas weekly award winners for softball for the week ending Feb. 5.
Watford was selected as the Player of the Week, while Wilcox earned Pitcher of the Week accolades.
A senior from Lamar, South Carolina, Watford batted .600 (6-for-10) in a 4-0 week for the Patriots with four runs scored, a double, two home runs and seven RBIs. The designated player recorded a .667 on-base percentage and a 1.300 slugging percentage. She reached base in all four contests with her top performance coming in a season-opening 15-1 win at USC Aiken on Saturday, Feb. 4. In the contest she went 4-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and four driven in.
Wilcox was perfect in the season opener for the Hawks as the junior from Port Republic, Maryland struck out 11 Virginia State hitters over six innings for the third perfect game in program history and first since 2016. Chowan won the game 8-0.
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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Softball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 6, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Watford, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Bailey Wilcox, Chowan