This Week's Games
2021 OVC Softball Championship Schedule
Thursday, May 13
Game 1: #1 Southeast Missouri vs. #4 Jacksonville State, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 2: #2 Eastern Kentucky vs. #3 Austin Peay, 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, May 14
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 10 a.m. (ESPN+)
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, May 15
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 2 p.m (ESPN+) (if necessary)
All times central
* - OVC Game
OVC Players of the Week - May 10
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Sierra Gilmore, SS, Sr., 5-11, Williamsburg, Ind. - Murray State
Gilmore hit .625 with four runs scored and six RBI in the series sweep of Morehead State. She went 3-for-3 with a double and a grand slam in the series opener. She drove in five runs and scored three times in the first game. She followed that up by going 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and another RBI in the second game. Gilmore now has a team-leading 18 multi-hit games.
Others Nominated: Lexi Osowski, Austin Peay; Kaley Varner, Belmont; Haley Mitchell, Eastern Illinois; Kaylee Anderson, Southeast Missouri; Zoe Schafer, SIUE, Kayli Mothershed, Tennessee State; Sydney Love-Baker, Tennessee Tech
PITCHER OF THE WEEK:
Hannah James, P, Jr., 5-10, Nicholasville, Ky. - Murray State
James made an appearance in all three wins against Morehead State last week. She came in relief in the first game, two and two-third scoreless innings, giving up just one hi and striking out two. She followed that up with five shutout innings of two-hit softball, striking out four, in the second game. In the finale, she carried a no-hit bid into the seventh, recording 11 of the first 12 outs of the game by strikeout. She finished the game with 13 strikeouts. James set a new school single-season strikeout record with 158.
Others Nominated: Haley Mullins, Austin Peay; Jade Montgomery, Eastern Illinois; Rachel Rook, Southeast Missouri; Sydney Baalman, SIUE; Lauren Powell, Tennessee State; Alyssa Arden, Tennessee Tech; Erin Gallagher, UT Martin