Bryce Hayes
SEGUIN, Texas — No. 8 Texas Lutheran Softball’s Annie Kay (Sinton/Sinton) was named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Hitter of the Week, the conference announced today. The honor is the second for Kay and Texas Lutheran’s third SCAC Hitter of the Week of the season.
Kay led TLU to a 4-0 week that included a sweep of Ozarks (AR) and a win over Trinity to complete the regular season series sweep with a .571 batting average, a triple, eight RBIs, six runs scored, and nine stolen bases. She finished the week with three multiple RBI performances and drove in at least one run in all four games. Kay constantly put pressure on the defense, finishing the week with nine stolen bases to move her into the national lead in all of NCAA Division III with 34 stolen bases on the year. Kay also hit the go-ahead RBI single to stave off an upset attempt from Ozarks (AR) on Saturday.
For the season, Kay is hitting .420, ranking ninth in the SCAC. Kay ranks fifth in the SCAC in runs scored (28) and sixth in hits (34).
Kay and the Bulldogs will host Southwestern on Friday, April 4, as the two teams begin a three-game SCAC series at Ed Kruse Stadium. First pitch is slated for 5 PM with the game being broadcast on TLU+. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
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