Bryce Hayes
SEGUIN, Texas — Texas Lutheran softball’s Linzee Leal (Corpus Christi/Mary Carroll) has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Hitter of the Week, the conference announced today.The sophomore infielder claimed the first weekly honor of her career with a stellar offensive performance against Hardin-Simmons and No. 20 Babson.
The shortstop went 6-for-9 (.667) with an RBI, four stolen bases, and four runs scored. On the weekend, she tallied a .727 on-base percentage and .667 slugging percentage.
In the field, she was responsible for seven putouts, three assists and one error, maintaining a 0.910 fielding percentage in four games started.
Leal’s conference recognition marks the second consecutive week in which a Bulldog has been bestowed a weekly honor; Ashlyn Strother was named SCAC Pitcher of the Week on February 20.
Leal and the Bulldogs are back in action Thursday as they take on Hanover College at 4 & 6 PM at Ed Kruse Stadium. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
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