Taylor Vannett, Texas Lutheran, Hitter of the Week (Week 12)

Taylor Vannett, Texas Lutheran, Hitter of the Week (Week 12)

TAYLOR VANNETT OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a senior catcher from Kingwood, Texas, has been named the SCAC Softball Hitter-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, April 20 through Sunday, April 26. SCAC Softball Release - Week 12

Vannett had a career day on Saturday, with a career-high six RBI, becoming the 12th Bulldog in program history to drive in six or more runs in the series finale. For the weekend, Vannett hit a scorching hot .833 (5-for-6) with ten RBI to bring her season total to 59, trailing teammate Serena Gonzalez's single-season record of 61 by two entering postseason play. She also drew one walk to post a .778 on-base percentage and slugged an impressive 1.500 in helping lift TLU to the top seed going into the SCAC Tournament.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior infielder Tessa Contreras of Austin College had a huge weekend to close out her collegiate career, batting .556 to help the ‘Roos sweep Hendrix. Contreras drove in three runs and scored another, and had a pair of doubles. She boasted a .556 on-base percentage and a .778 slugging percentage in the three wins. Senior utility player Maddie Flanery of LeTourneau batted .500 (4-for-8) with a .692 on-base percentage, four runs scored, one RBI, and three steals as LeTourneau took a series win over Schreiner. She went 2-for-3 with two runs, one RBI, and a steal in a game one win. Flanery then went 1-for-3 with two walks and a steal in game two before going 1-for-2 with two runs, two walks, and a steal in game three. Junior outfielder Emma Reynolds of Ozarks went 5-for-10 with five stolen bases to push the Eagles its second post-season appearance in program history and a three-game sweep against Centenary. Reynolds also scored five runs and owned a 1.000 fielding percentage. Reynolds' play also gave the Eagles its most wins in a season with 21. Senior outfielder Rebecca Archibald of St. Thomas turned in an impressive week at the plate, hitting .636 with seven hits and three runs scored across three games. She posted a .667 on-base percentage while adding a stolen base and drawing a walk, consistently finding ways to get on base. Defensively, Archibald was flawless in the outfield, finishing with a perfect fielding percentage to cap a strong all-around performance.

SCAC Softball Offensive Players-of-the-Week
Week 1 Ciaira Gonzalez, Univeristy of St. Thomas
Week 2 Chloe Bennett, Univestiy of St. Thomas 
Week 3 Serena Gonzalez, Texas Lutheran University
Week 4 Samantha Crumrin, Univeristy of St. Thomas
Week 5 Kylie Denaro, Concordia University (Tex.) 
Week 6 Jenna Carter, LeTourneau University 
Week 7 Caelee Clark, Texas Lutheran University  
Week 8 Kylie Denaro, Concordia University (Tex.)
Week 9 Harleigh Russell, Texas Lutheran University  
Week 10 Abigail Hodgson, Centenary College 
Week 11 Caelee Clark, Texas Lutheran University 
Week 12 Taylor Vannett, Texas Lutheran University
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