Posted by Chuck Knight - Mon, May 3, 2010 - [ Conference News ] - Viewed 293 times
Hattiesburg, Miss. - The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced today the players of the week for the week ending May 2, 2010.


Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Wade Broyles #31 of Belhaven - MSWinner at the Conference level
A 6-3 SR RHP from Madison, MS

Team Record: Week:4-0 Overall: 39-13

NAIA National Ranking:11

OpponentSite
W/L
Score
IPHitsRunsErunsKsBBSavesERADecision
Team Opp.
Bethel College TNHW8-01.000003000.00N
Loyola UniversityAW7-22.000006000.00N
Loyola UniversityAW13-92.000004010.00S
Totals:5.0000013010.00 
Averages: 0.00.00.04.30.0   

Notes: Broyles racked up 13 more strikeouts this week with 10 of them coming in four innings of work against Loyola over the weekend. He also earned his 11th save of the season in Belhaven's regular season finale on Saturday at Loyola. Broyles now has a total of 61 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched this year.
Baseball Player of the Week
Kevin Smith #11 of LSU-ShreveportWinner at the Conference level
A 6-3 JR 1B from Tacoma, Washington

Team Record: Week:4-1 Overall: 42-10

NAIA National Ranking:12

OpponentSite
W/L
Score
AB
Hits
Runs
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
Steals
Team Opp.
SB
SBA
Texas Wesleyan UnivAW13-64110011111
Texas Wesleyan UnivAL6-72111000200
Univ of MobileHW5-42000000211
Univ of MobileHW18-13220013100
Univ of MobileHW15-33321004000
Totals:14762028622
Averages:2.81.41.20.40.00.41.61.20.40.4
Batting Avg:0.500Slugging Avg:1.071

Softball Pitcher of the Week
Alyssa Boutwell #24 of William Carey - MSWinner at the Conference level
A 5'5 SO P from Columbia, MS

Team Record: Week:4-1 Overall: 39-13

NAIA National Ranking:16

OpponentSite
W/L
Score
IPHitsRunsErunsKsBBSavesERADecision
Team Opp.
Univ of Mobile #20NW3-14.204113301.50W
Belhaven University #5NW2-06.003002100.00W
Totals:10.207115400.66 
Averages: 3.50.50.52.52.0   

Notes: Came on in relief against No. 5 Belhaven in Championship and worked 6 innings of shut out ball to power WCU to the GCAC tournament title
Softball Player of the Week
Casey Alexander # 1 of William Carey - MSWinner at the Conference level
A 5'7 SO OF from Liberty, MS

Team Record: Week:4-1 Overall: 39-13

NAIA National Ranking:16

OpponentSite
W/L
Score
AB
Hits
Runs
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
Steals
Team Opp.
SB
SBA
Univ of Mobile #20NW3-14210100000
Belhaven University #5NL1-24100000000
Univ of Mobile #20NW5-24321000000
Belhaven University #5NW11-35411103000
Belhaven University #5NW2-03100001000
Totals:201142204000
Averages:4.02.20.80.40.40.00.80.00.00.0
Batting Avg:0.550Slugging Avg:0.850

Women's Golf Player of the Week
Maegan Rice # of Mobile - ALWinner at the Conference level
A SR from Florence, AL

NAIA National Ranking:25

EventIndividual
Course
Par
R1R2R3R4Individual
Finish
Team
Finish
NAIA Unaffiliated Qualifier727873--15

Notes: Rice qualified for nationals for the 4th-straight year (first two as a team, last two as an individual).
 
 
 
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