University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
C-USA Softball Players of the Week Announced
2/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 21, 2011
IRVING, Texas - After helping their teams to a combined 8-2 weekend, Southern Miss' Jill Mathis and Houston's Amanda Crabtree have been named the Conference USA Players of the Week (Feb. 21). Mathis picks up hitting honors after going 6-for-17 at the plate and bringing in eight of the Golden Eagles' 23 runs over the weekend. Crabtree earned Pitcher of the Week accolades as she threw her first no-hitter and helped the Cougars to a trio of wins over nationally-ranked opponents.
The senior second baseman batted .353 at the Auburn Tiger Invitational, going 6-for-17 at the plate and scoring five runs. She also tallied four home runs, including two against Campbell in consecutive at-bats. She finished the weekend with eight RBI, accounting for more than a third of the team's offensive efforts. The senior posted a slugging percentage of 1.059 and was 1-of-1 in stolen bases. In the Golden Eagles' game against South Alabama, Mathis hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh to ignite a five-run rally as the team took a 5-4, come-from-behind victory. She concluded her weekend with a three-run home run in the team's 4-3 win over McNeese State.
Mathis' Hitter of the Week accolades are her first of the season and second of her career (Feb. 15, 2009).
