THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
March 24
Tennessee Tech at #1 Tennessee, 5:00 p.m.
March 25
Bradley at
Eastern Illinois, 3:00 p.m.
Lipscomb at
Tennessee State, 5:00 p.m.
UT Martin at #12 Mississippi State, 5:00 p.m.
Saint Louis at
Lindenwood, 5:00 p.m.
March 28
Tennessee Tech at Morehead State, 11:00 a.m.
Tennessee Tech at Morehead State, 1:30 p.m.
SIUE at UT Martin, 12:00 p.m.
SIUE at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 2:30 p.m.
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri, 3:00 p.m.
Southern Indiana at Lindenwood, 3:00 p.m.
March 29
Tennessee Tech at Morehead State, 11:00 a.m.
SIUE at UT Martin, 12:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m.
Southern Indiana at Lindenwood, 12:00 p.m.
Southern Indiana at Lindenwood, 2:30 p.m.
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
PLAYER
Sophia Olman, C, 5-7, Jr., South Elgin, Ill. – Eastern Illinois
Olman helped the Panthers to a 4-0 record for the week. The junior drove home ten runs for the week with RBI in all three wins over SIUE. She had five RBI in the game one win which included a Grand Slam. Olman had a slugging percentage of 1.000 with an on-base percentage of .688 as she drew four walks and reached one additional time on a hit-by-pitch. She had two doubles as she has an active five game hitting streak.
Others Nominated: Sela Pickford, Morehead State; Sydney Long, Southern Indiana; Makayli Harris, Tennessee Tech; Carly Ward, UT Martin; Payton Brown, Western Illinois.
PITCHER
Addison Abell, P, Sr., 5-6, Sparta, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech
Abell went 2-0 with a 0.51 ERA to help Tennessee Tech to a conference sweep over Lindenwood. The senior tossed a complete-game shutout one-hitter in game one, taking a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. She combined with Emily York for a run-ruled one-hit shutout in the finale. For the week, opponents hit .114 against her as she allowed just one hit to the Lions over two appearances and 10 2/3 innings and four in the mid-week contest against Austin Peay.
Others Nominated: Rylan Gick, Eastern Illinois ; Anna Kemp, Southern Indiana; Natalie Kreuziger, UT Martin; Libby Spaulding, Western Illinois.