MACCC Players of the Week - April 7
Softball Pitcher
Emma Abrams, Northeast Mississippi Community College
(Freshman, P - Lewisburg, Miss., 10)
Emma Abrams went 2-0 on the week for the nationally ranked Tigers in game two wins over Mississippi Delta and Hinds. She allowed zero earned runs over 10 innings while striking out 13 batters compared to only 2 walks. Abrams tossed a complete game two-hitter in a run-rule shortened victory over 17th-ranked Hinds. Earlier in the week, she came out of the bullpen to throw five straight no-hit innings (only one walk allowed) to earn the win in relief at Mississippi Delta.
Softball Player
AB Marlar, Itawamba Community College
(SO, INF - Kossuth, MS, 19)
AB Marlar (Kossuth, MS) hit a walk-off three-run home run to help the No. 14 Indians beat No. 1 Pearl River, 4-1. She had two home runs on the week and drive in eight runs while drawing three walks and only striking out once in 11 at-bats. She had a .500 on-base percentage and .909 slugging percentage.
Baseball Pitcher
Riley Hall, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(Fr, RHP - Mobile, Ala., 10)
Riley Hall, a freshman right-hander from Mobile, Ala., struck out 10 to beat No. 3 Jones 8-2. He scattered seven hits while improving to 5-1.
Baseball Position
Hank Eaton, Northeast Mississippi Community College
(Sophomore, P - Corinth, Miss., 4)
Hank Eaton continued his breakout sophomore year for Northeast last week by batting .429 with a .529 on-base percentage (reached base safely in 9 of 17 plate appearances). He belted 3 home runs, including a three-run blast at Hinds that sent game two of the doubleheader into extra innings. Eaton added 10 RBIs, 6 runs scored and 3 stolen bases to his solid week.
About the MACCC
The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.
Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.
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