INDIANAPOLIS – The regular season is officially underway for a handful of programs as the first series of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Players of the Week were announced on Tuesday.
 
Ursuline competed in Florida and Kentucky Wesleyan also celebrated opening day. More teams will start their spring season this week while preparing for different Spring Break destinations for non-conference play.
 
Player of the Week
MaKray Odom
Trevecca
Shortstop
Senior
Dickson, TN (Dickson County HS)
 
Trevecca senior MaKray Odom, a two-time Great Midwest Player of the Year and NFCA All-American, began her final campaign in style.
 
For the weekend, Odom went 11-16 (.688), by collecting 13 total bases, scoring eight runs and driving in three more. The shortstop stole three bases helping guide the Trojans to a 4-0 weekend at the UAH Invitational in Huntsville, AL which included a two-game sweep over #18 Alabama-Huntsville.
 
Odom enters the 2020 season as the Trojans and Great Midwest’s career leader in batting average with a chance to break and then hold even more records throughout the year.
 
Odom stands just 32 hits away from the Trevecca all-time record which is fifth-most in the league. By stealing 49 more bases this season, Odom will own both the Trevecca and G-MAC mark for stolen bags. If Odom can touch home 35 more times she’ll own the G-MAC runs scored record as well.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Sidney Brake
Trevecca
RHP
Freshman
Erin, TN (Houston County HS)
 
Trevecca freshman Sidney Brake made her presence known in her first weekend of collegiate softball. It was a joint effort by the Trojans hurlers as four different pitchers were credited with four winning decisions.
 
In the circle, Brake made three appearances, tossing a team-high 8 2/3 innings with a 3.23 ERA. Brake recorded two strikeouts per appearance, finishing with six on the weekend.
 
Brake (1-0) helped close the door on Christian Brothers in the seventh who had pulled within three runs in the final frame. The right-hander recorded the final two outs (strikeouts) to help the Trojans to a 7-4 victory.
 
After her first career start against West Georgia on Friday, Brake stepped into the circle for 3.2 innings of relief work against #18 Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday where she earned her first win.
 
The Trojans return to Tennessee this weekend, though remain on the road. The Trojans challenge Illinois-Springfield and #5 Young Harris College on Friday while concluding the road trip with contests against Montevallo and University of Indianapolis.