Softball season started last week with all but one Lone Star Conference team in action despite the wet weather. The games continue with a full schedule of non-conference contests this week.
LSC softball teams are 16-13 overall this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the LSC is currently 15-11 overall including 11-4 combined versus Heartland Conference teams, 4-7 opposed to the Great American Conference and 0-0 against the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Keanna Winkfield, Abilene Christian University, JR, OF, Giddings, Texas, Giddings HS
Winkfield led the ACU offense this past weekend at the four-game St. Mary’s Tournament, batting .583 with seven hits, four runs, a double, and a RBI. She also stole two bases on as many attempts. Winkfield singled and scored in her first two ACU games vs. East Central and St. Edwards, and then teed off vs. Texas A&M-International, going 4-for-4 with a RBI double and run scored. She reached base twice more in the 2-1 win over No. 11 Rollins, scoring the eventual game-winning run in the third inning.
PITCHER
Lindsey Brown, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, SR, Pitcher, Spring, Texas, Spring HS
Brown got the season off to a fabulous start in the circle for the Javelinas going 3-0 with a 0.50 earned run average. She opened the season with a five-inning shutout against Texas-Permian Basin. On the same day she came back and pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn a win over Southeastern Oklahoma. On Tuesday, she started the opening game of a doubleheader at A&M-International and picked up a complete game victory. She scattered seven hits and two walks while allowing one earned run and striking out four.