Softball Selected as "Team of the Week"
The Centenary softball team has been selected as Centenary Athletics' "Team of the Week" after the Ladies recorded a three-game weekend sweep of the Southwestern University Pirates in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play at home.
Shreveport – The Centenary softball team has been selected as Centenary Athletics' "Team of the Week" after the Ladies recorded a three-game weekend sweep of the Southwestern University Pirates in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play at home.
The Ladies won the series opener on Friday 6-0 behind a stellar pitching performance from senior P Anna Scarbrock (Alexandria, La.) and then swept a doubleheader on Saturday, winning game one 5-1 and rallying from a late 6-0 deficit in game two to win 7-6.
Senior Abby Touchet (Shreveport, La.) drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning in game two of the DH to cap the 7-6 comeback victory. Senior Emma Shepherd (Athens, La.) made history in game one of the DH as she struck out 14 batters, which is the most by a Centenary pitcher in a single game in the division III era (2012-present) of the program. Shepherd (3-3) went the distance and allowed one earned run and two hits in her seven innings of work. Shepherd's 14 strikeouts are the most by a SCAC pitcher in a game this season.
Touchet had a big weekend at the plate for the Ladies as she drove in five runs and collected two hits including one home run. Touchet walked twice and scored one run and slugged a 3-run home run in the 5-1 win in game one of Saturday's DH - her fourth of the season.
Senior UT Viviana Rivero (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and junior UT Emma Crow (Krotz Springs, La.) each had two hits in Friday's win, Crow had two RBI, and Scarbrock tossed a complete-game shutout. Scarbrock allowed just six hits on Friday with no walks and three strikeouts. She faced 27 batters and threw 80 pitches with 59 for strikes.
See the complete Ladies' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/sball/2024-25/schedule
Admission is FREE to all Centenary home softball games. Live stats and live video stream are available for all Centenary home contests.
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