Bryce Hayes
For Immediate Release
SEGUIN, Texas — Texas Lutheran freshman designated player Serena Gonzalez (Corpus Christi/Foy H. Moody) has been named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week following her performance in TLU’s three-game sweep of Southwestern over the weekend.
Gonzalez batted . 714 on the weekend with two home runs, eight RBIs and a double for a 1.714 slugging clip. The freshman Corpus Christi native registered her second three-hit game of her career in Saturday’s run-rule win over the Pirates, finishing 3-for-3 with a grand slam and five RBIs. In Wednesday’s 4-3 win, Gonzalez went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks.
On the season, Gonzalez is hitting .434, which ranks sixth in the SCAC, leads the team with 36 RBIs and leads the SCAC and is ranked seventh nationally with eight home runs. Gonzalez is one homer shy of tying the TLU freshman home run record held by Haley Padilla (9, 2018).
The honor marks Gonzalez’s first career national player of the week accolade following her first conference honor on Monday.
Gonzalez and the Bulldogs travel to Trinity this week, April 14-15, for a three-game conference series. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
Amidst an 11-game win streak, Texas Lutheran softball rose in the NFCA Coaches Poll to No. 3 in the country, the association announced on Tuesday.
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