his is the first freshman of the week award for the right-handed pitcher.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida softball’s Lexie Delbrey has been tabbed as the SEC Freshman of the Week after a standout Opening Weekend in Tampa at the USF – Rawlings Invitational. This is the first SEC Freshman of the Week honor for Delbrey and she the first freshman pitcher to earn the award following Opening Weekend in program history.
Delbrey, a right-handed pitcher, saw her first collegiate action Friday, Feb. 12, against Illinois State. She entered the game in the 7th inning of play with a 3-0 lead and retired the side in order with a pair of strikeouts.
The Bainbridge, Ga. native also helped the Gators shutdown an attempt at a Kansas City rally in her second appearance. She entered the game with two runners on and two outs with a 3-1 lead in the 6th inning and forced a fielder’s choice groundout to end the inning.
Delbrey saved her most impressive performance for her first collegiate start against No. 16 Michigan. She was dominant against the Wolverines as she posted a complete-game, one-hit, shutout, which was only the second time in program history that a freshman pitcher has achieved the feat against a Top 25 opponent.
The only other time a freshman pitcher turned in a performance like that occurred April 10, 2004 when Stacey Stevens did it against No. 18 South Carolina.
Delbrey and the Gators head to Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon for a single game at the Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex. The contest is slated to start at 6 p.m. and fans can follow along on the radio by listening to Kyle Crooks and Ryan Urquhart on ESPN 98.1FM/850AM WRUF and can also watch the game on YouTube HERE.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_user_JUDolphins1&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=M2pbW4xtCRW-zR8FPuOkps14_9N7KQcoVs2yq8v5vpjgRH_5uc13LLr0u4JIjz5c&s=10IZeW1BdqDO5N2w5Hv8fvQoAMaeMGlLcPv1r-IVOUM&e= >
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