Lenoir-Rhyne's LaClair and Beeler Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's Talon LaClair was selected as the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player of the Week, while teammate Morgan Beeler was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week twelve of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced today.
LaClair, a graduate student from Statesville, N.C., hit for the cycle and a program record 10 RBI in game one versus Lincoln Memorial on Monday. She had hits in all four games of the week, including three multi-hit games and two four-hit games. She added eight runs scored and 11 RBI while recording a .733 batting average and a 1.333 slugging percentage on the week to help the Bears go 3-1 and secure the No. 2 seed for this week's SAC Tournament.
Beeler, a senior from Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., recorded her 20th victory of the season in the circle on Sunday. She allowed just one hit and one run in the complete game victory against Lincoln Memorial on Monday and picked up her SAC-leading fifth save in game two. Beeler recorded 17 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched on the week. She now leads the SAC in wins (20), strikeouts (180), and saves (5) and finished second with a 2.01 ERA.
2023 SAC Varsity Gems Softball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Feb. 7 – Kayson Boatner, Anderson
Feb. 14 – McKenzie Henry, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 21 – Savanna Balderston, Catawba
Feb. 28 – Chloe Freischmidt, Tusculum
March 7 – Hannah Reeves, Wingate
March 14 – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman
March 21 – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman
March 28 – Savanna Brooks, Wingate
April 4 – Katelyn Rackard, Lenoir-Rhyne
April 11 – Alexandra Baquie, Catawba
April 18 – Katy Pozzuto, Lincoln Memorial
April 25 – Talon LaClair, Lenoir-Rhyne
Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 7 – Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 14 – Syerra Rogers, Carson-Newman
Feb. 21 – Jenae Fedewa, Coker
Feb. 28 – Raechel Cutcher, Wingate
March 7 – Alyssa Poston, Mars Hill
March 14 – Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne
March 21 – Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne
March 28 – Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne
April 4 – Olivia Chestnut, Newberry
April 11 – Heaven Maness, Wingate
April 18 – Raechel Cutcher, Wingate
April 25 – Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne
Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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