GREENWOOD, Ind. – For the second time this spring, Ansley Brantley and Haley Fagan from Trevecca Nazarene have swept Great Midwest Athletic Conference softball weekly awards as announced on Monday.
As the G-MAC Player of the Week, Brantley was a disruptive offensive force with superb all-around numbers while the G-MAC Pitcher of the Week Fagan picked up a pair of winning decisions with high strikeout totals as the Trojans faced Cumberland and Midwest Region foe Malone.
G-MAC Pitcher of the Week
Haley Fagan
Trevecca Nazarene
Pitcher
Junior
Cornersville, TN (Chattanooga State CC)
Fagan improved to 4-1 in the circle this spring with wins against Cumberland and Malone this past week. She pitched a total of 12 innings and struck out 15 hitters while scattering a dozen hits and five runs with three walks issued.
In a shortened 10-2 Trevecca Nazarene triumph vs. Cumberland on Thursday, Fagan fanned nine in the complete-game effort. She yielded a pair of runs on five hits in six innings as the offense backed her with five runs through the first three frames.
During her second start of the week, Fagan started a Saturday twinbill with the win in another six-inning final. Fagan struck out six and gave up three runs on seven hits for her fourth winning decision this year.
On the season, Fagan has started five games and has a 2.62 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched. She has went the distance in all five starts and has a pair of shutouts.
G-MAC Player of the Week
Ansley Brantley
Trevecca Nazarene
Infielder
Junior
Kite, GA
Brantley was a utility knife while affecting the game in a variety of areas in four games. She sported a line of 6-for-11 at the plate with seven runs, nine RBI, three doubles, two home runs and a pair of stolen bases.
TNU’s starting shortstop additionally reached base on a walk and drew three hit-by-pitch sequences as unofficial plate appearances.
As the spark plug in the leadoff role, Brantley drove in three runs while scoring twice to open a doubleheader vs. Cumberland. She was 2-for-2 at the plate and was hit by a pitch and also swiped a base.
Versus Malone, she was 2-for-3 in both games that the Trojans won, but in each contest managed to demonstrate her extra-base pop.
Brantley belted two home runs against the Pioneers in the opener, scoring three times and driving in three more. In the doubleheader conclusion, she doubled twice and had three more RBI.
The week saw her post an on-base percentage of .667 and a slugging percentage in the stratosphere at a 1.364 clip.
Through 10 games, Brantley is hitting .469 (15-for-32) with three home runs and 12 RBI. She leads the team with 14 runs scored and is tied for the team lead in RBI. She has also stolen four bases.