Lone Star Conference play continues as teams compete for one of eight spots in the championship bracket. The top four teams in both the North and South divisions advance to play in Durant, Okla., May 5-6-7.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
NORTH HITTER
Cami Correa, East Central University, JR, Catcher/Designated Player, Brawley, California, Brawley Union HS
Correa batted .667 (4-for-6) with two homers and six runs batted in as ECU won two of three games at Northeastern State. Correa finished with an .818 on-base percentage after drawing five walks in the series. She also had a 1.667 slugging percentage thanks to her two home runs. She was 2-for-3 with a game-winning three-run blast in the top of the seventh of a 6-3 Lady Tiger victory over the RiverHawks. Correa ended up with four RBIs in that contest. In a 5-1 victory, she was 1-for-1 with a two-run shot in the seventh for ECU’s fourth and fifth runs. For the season, Correa has a .349 batting average with six homers and 25 RBIs (second on the squad).
NORTH PITCHER
Audra Rhudy, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, JR, P, Ector, Texas, Ector HS
Rhudy turned in the most dominant weekend of her career in a series sweep of Cameron. She picked up all three wins after tossing 14.0 innings and posting a 0.50 ERA. She allowed just five hits and one run. CU hit .106 off of her and she struck out 13 hitters across from one walk. In all, only seven hitters reached base in her 14.0 innings of work. She was near perfection on Sunday, retiring 12-straight in SE’s 10-0 run rule win, only losing the perfect game to allow the lone Storm pitching senior to close the contest. The duo combined on a shutout.
CO-SOUTH HITTER
Kasey Henderson, West Texas A&M University, SR, Outfielder, Katy, Texas , Katy HS
Henderson led the #23 Lady Buffs to a huge weekend series win over the #7 Rambelles at Lady Buff Yard in Canyon. She hit .600 with three RBI and three runs scored for a on-base percentage of .636. Henderson continued to be a threat on the basepaths, stealing one base on the weekend to remain perfect on the year, 40-for-40.
Arianna Rodriguez, Tarleton State University, SO, SS, Bruceville Eddy, Bruceville Eddy HS
Rodriguez was one of two TexAnns to score in every game last week as the TexAnns swept Eastern New Mexico in a Lone Star Conference South Division series after dropping a doubleheader against St. Mary’s. Rodriguez batted .526 on the week, going 10-of-19 with nine runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and five runs batted in. She had a total of 18 bases with a .947 slugging percentage. She had a two-run home run in the top of the third in the second game on Friday against the Zias before tagging a ball over the right center fence in Saturday’s game to score two more runs. She scored three times in the third game of the series to help the TexAnns.
SOUTH PITCHER
Brittany Rexroat, Abilene Christian University, SR, Pitcher, Glendale, Ariz., Ironwood HS
Rexroat had one of her best weekends as a Wildcat going 3-0 picking up two wins against the Javelinas both shutouts … She finished with an 0.88 ERA in her three starts all of which were complete game efforts … Rexroat only allowed four runs in 16 innings, two of which were earned while striking out 9 and only walking four holding opponents to a .266 batting average against