INDIANAPOLIS – Teams are scattered throughout the South Region for Spring Break trips as Great Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Players of the Week selections continued on Monday.  
 
Player of the Week
Mary Collins
Trevecca Nazarene
Catcher
Senior
Apison, TN (Houston HS)
 
In record-breaking fashion, Collins continues to wield a hot bat as she had a monster four-game stretch for the Trojans against Lincoln Memorial, Northern State and University of Sciences. 
 
Collins belted three home runs, including two grand slams, to set the single-game conference record for RBI with nine.
 
The RBI total officially breaks the previous single-game conference record of eight done twice by former All-American and league player of the year Katie Chryssofos of Salem International.
 
Only two players have hit three home runs in a single game as Collins joined Ursuline’s Brigitte Snow in the record books. The single-game record of four homers swatted by Ursuline’s Leah Leshnack was threatened, but still stands the test of time. 
 
Collins also went yard in game one of the doubleheader against the Railsplitters, hitting a two-run shot to help TNU win, 6-3. She also singled twice against Northern State. 
 
This is her second conference weekly honor of the season already. At the time of release, statistics from TNU’s 12-0 win vs. University of Sciences were not available.
 
 
Pitcher of the Week
Maci Brown
RHP
Kentucky Wesleyan
Senior
Henderson, KY (Henderson County HS)
 
Brown was tough on opponents in the batter’s box as she stretched out for 15.2 innings and featured a 0.45 ERA. The senior earned a pair of winning decisions in two starts while making four total appearances in the circle.
 
Brown carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Nova Southeastern as she finished off a complete game one-hitter.
 
She also blanked a traditionally strong UMSL program with a six-hit shout as the offense picked her up with three runs of support.
 
Brown also came in for brief relief outings against Western Oregon and Mary, combining for 1.2 more scoreless frames. 
 
In seven games, Brown is now 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA while pitching 24 innings this spring. This is the fourth time in her career that she has earned conference pitcher of the week honors.