It’s the first award of Falby’s career and second of the season for the Gators.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kendra Falby has been named SEC Freshman of the Week after a series of notable performances last week for the Florida softball program. This is the first SEC Freshman of the Week award for Falby and second of the season for the program as Lexie Delbrey was named last week’s SEC Freshman of the Week.
Falby, a native of Odessa, Fla., batted .550 (11-for-20) over six games this past week for the Orange & Blue. The speedster also was 6-for-6 in stolen bases and scored 12 times as the leadoff batter for the Gators offense.
Over that stretch, Falby produced four multi-hit games and including a pair of three-hit performances against Louisville and Florida A&M. She also notched a pair of triples, which puts her tied for seventh overall all-time among Florida freshmen.
Wednesday evening against Jacksonville, Falby stole two bases to extend her stolen base streak to seven consecutive games, which is the second longest streak in program history behind Kelsey Stewart. Stewart stole at least one base over nine consecutive games during the 2013 season.
This is the first time that the Gators have earned more than one SEC Freshman of the Week honor during the same season since 2016 when Kelly Barnhill earned the award twice and Amanda Lorenz was named it once.
The Gators return to action tomorrow afternoon with a trip to Jacksonville to take on the North Florida Ospreys at 6 p.m.
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