Loveless Awarded AAC Player of the Week After Outstanding Tournament Run

Loveless Awarded AAC Player of the Week After Outstanding Tournament Run
May 1, 2023

from the AAC

Week 11: AAC Softball Players of the Week

Posted: May 01, 2023

WALESKA, Ga. - Cheyenne Strong of Tennessee Wesleyan and Emily Loveless of Reinhardt are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

This is the 11th and final edition of the weekly honors for the 2023 season.

AAC Pitcher of the Week

Cheyenne Strong - Tennessee Wesleyan - Senior - Bluffton, S.C.

  • Went 4-0 on the week in helping Tennessee Wesleyan win the AAC Tournament.
  • Named the Tournament MVP.
  • Allowed 5 earned runs for a 1.35 ERA.
  • Struck out 35 and walked 2 in 26 innings pitched.
  • This is her fifth weekly honor this season.

AAC Player of the Week

Emily Loveless - Reinhardt - Junior - Rockmart, Ga.

  • Batted .353 in helping Reinhardt go 4-2 in the AAC Tournament, finishing as the runner-up.
  • Named to the All-Tournament Team.
  • Had 2 home runs, 10 RBI, and scored 7 runs.
  • Had 1 double and 1 triple for a .882 slugging percentage.
  • This is her first weekly award this season.

Previous Softball Players of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Kyleigh Sanders, Truett McConnell (Pitcher); Haley Lyner, Point (Player)
Week 2 - Madisun Pritchard, Johnson (Pitcher); Katie Cronin, Milligan (Player)
Week 3 - Cheyenne Strong, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Mackenzie Baldwin, Tennessee Wesleyan (Player)
Week 4 - Cheyenne Strong, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Katie Cronin, Milligan (Player)
Week 5 - Lindy Webber, Johnson (Pitcher); Madison Lee, Columbia (Player)
Week 6 - Ashlynn Hamm, Point (Pitcher); Haley Lyner, Point (Player)
Week 7 - Cheyenne Strong, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Bailey Cantrell, Milligan (Player)
Week 8 - Cheyenne Strong, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Kayla Wyatt, Point (Player)
Week 9 - Kyleigh Sanders, Truett McConnell (Pitcher); Cassie Boatright, Truett McConnell (Player)
Week 10 - Kyleigh Sanders, Truett McConnell (Pitcher); Grace Folds, Truett McConnell (Player)
Week 11 - Cheyenne Strong, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Emily Loveless, Reinhardt (Player)

 

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