Alex Richardson has been named the Softball Offensive Athlete of the Week to kick off the 2014 regular-season, helping sweep the softball honors for the Trojans. Richardson has helped TNU start the season 4-2, including a big win over #7 Indianapolis over the weekend.
On the season, Richardson is batting .389 with seven hits, two doubles, two home runs, three runs scored and five driven in. She has totaled 15 bases, three walks, and is slugging .833 in six starts this season. Against nationally ranked UIndy, Richardson went 2-4 out of the leadoff spot. She scored a run and drove in three as she homered in the 6-4 win.
Her solo-home run in the third gave the team an early 3-2 lead. UIndy tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth, when Richardson’s two-run single gave the team its 6-4 lead and final score.
Richardson is in the top five in Batting Average (#3 - .389), Slugging Percentage (#1 - .833), On-Base Percentage (#2 - .476), hits (#3 - seven), RBI (#1 - five), Doubles (#2 - two), Home Runs (#1 - two), total bases (#1 - 15), and walks (#1 - three).