GREENWOOD, Ind. – With opening weekend in the books, Casey Smith of Kentucky Wesleyan and Ansley Brantley of Trevecca Nazarene were named Great Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher/Player of the Week as announced on Monday.
 
Smith dazzled in the circle with three winning decisions, including a no-hitter, while Brantley was a sparkplug at the top of the order for the Trojans as both institutions competed at the Chillout Challenge in Huntsville, Ala.
 
 
G-MAC Pitcher of the Week
Casey Smith
Kentucky Wesleyan
Pitcher
Sophomore – Fishervile, Ky.
 
Smith was utilized in three different games as a starter and combined for a sterling 1.40 ERA following 20 innings in games against Miles, Maryville and Saint Joseph’s to begin the spring in Alabama.
 
The sophomore hurler pitched complete games against Saint Joseph’s and put zeroes across the board against Maryville for her first career no-hitter.
 
Versus Miles, Smith locked down the opposition with a three-hitter as the Panthers prevailed 2-1 after battling Montevallo earlier in the day to an 11-inning win. She struck out four and walked one.
 
Following a two-inning relief outing against Delta State, Smith flirted with perfection against Maryville en route to the no-hitter. She only walked two and also fanned a pair.
 
To close out the weekend, Smith was the beneficiary of plenty of run support from her teammates as KWC routed Saint Joseph’s to finish tournament action. She pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out two. 
 
She also helped her own cause at the plate, going 4-for-9 with four RBI and a run scored.

 
G-MAC Player of the Week
Ansley Brantley
Trevecca Nazarene
Infielder
Junior – Kite, Ga.
 
Brantley was the catalyst in the leadoff role for the Trevecca Nazarene offense, setting the table with an 8-for-15 (.533) stretch in four games with two triples, a double and five runs scored in the Alabama-Huntsville Charger Chillout.
 
Brantley had at least one hit in all four games. She singled in the upset cause against No. 5 Wayne State before going 4-for-5 with a triple and two runs against Southern Arkansas on Friday.
 
On Saturday, she doubled against Miles as part of a 2-for-3 effort and also stole her first base of the spring. To close out tournament action, she was legged out another triple and scored against West Georgia.