IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly softball awards for the week ending Sunday, March 17.
Player of the Week
Ella Chancey, Jr., INF, Charlotte
Chancey led the 49ers to a 4-0 week with a sweep over Memphis and a midweek victory over No. 18 Virginia Tech. Chancey hit .727 with a slugging percentage of 1.455. She scored seven times and knocked in five more runs.
Pitcher of the Week
Mackenzie Childers, So., North Texas
Childers tossed two complete games for the Mean Green, finishing the week with a 1.17 ERA across 18.0 innings pitched. In three games, she struck out 26 batters, including 13 in the complete game win over UTSA.
Weekly Honor Roll
Kiley Channell, Fr., INF, Florida Atlantic
In the sweep over UAB, Channell went 5-for-9 at the plate with four RBI and two runs scored.
Kalei Christensen, Sr., C, North Texas
Christensen helped the Mean Green earn a series win over UTSA, going 4-for-6 with three RBI and three runs scored in the two wins.
Anneca Anderson, Fr., P, Tulsa
Anderson threw a complete-game shutout against South Florida, allowing just one hit in the 3-0 victory.
Kailyn Bearpaw, Jr., RF, Tulsa
Bearpaw held a slugging percentage of .818, batting 5-for-8 in wins over South Florida and Iowa State.
CC Wong, Sr., INF, Wichita State
Wong hit .611 at the plate, scoring eight times and knocking in another four runs in wins against Kansas and East Carolina.
