BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands’ (Ky.) Grace Ross and Lindsey Wilson’s (Ky.) Kayden Murray are the Mid-South Conference Softball Players of the Week, conference officials announced Monday
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MSC Softball Player of the Week
Grace Ross – Cumberlands (Ky.) - Gr. - Austin, Texas
- Ross had an all-around performance during the St. Francis (Ill.) series, batting .571 (4-for-7) with two home runs, two doubles, and eight RBIs across three games.
- She totaled 12 bases and posted a 1.714 slugging percentage.
- Defensively, she was perfect behind the plate, recording eight putouts with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
- Ross earns her second conference honor of the season.
MSC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Kayden Murray – Lindsey Wilson – Jr. – Bowling Green, Ky
- Murray retired 13 batters on strikes in a complete-game shutout of Union Commonwealth (Ky.)
- She allowed six hits with no walks in 7.0 innings.
- She struck out the side twice and punched out multiple strikeouts in three different innings
- Murray improved to 2-1 on the season and has posted 10+ strikeouts in two of her three starts.
- Murray earns her first weekly conference honor of the season.
| Date |
Softball Players of the Week - School |
| Player |
Pitcher |
| Feb. 16 |
Grace Ross - Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Jessica Cord - Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Feb. 23 |
Grace Ross - Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Kayden Murray – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |