MACCC Players of the Week - March 31
Softball Pitcher
Madison Sawyer, Jones College
(Fr, P/INF - Saraland, Ala., 15)
Madison Sawyer has been lights out her last 3 starts, tossing a two-hit shutout at No. 1 Pearl River, a two-hitter at Southwest with 1 run allowed and no-hitter in G1 against Holmes on Saturday. She was 2-0 last week in 13 IP, punching out 16 and allowing three runs on only five hits.
Softball Player
Kendall Bragg, Northeast Mississippi Community College
(Freshman, OF - Chandler, Ariz., 1)
Kendall Bragg had a breakout week for Northeast, which picked up four big conference wins. She hit five home runs, including a grand slam in game one of the Tigers' doubleheader with Co-Lin. Bragg recorded her first career multi-homer game in an 8-5 win by Northeast at Coahoma. She batted .571 for the week with a .611 on-base percentage with nine runs scored and 15 RBIs.
Baseball Pitcher
Drew Harrison, Pearl River Community College
(So, RHP - Madison, Miss., 3)
Drew Harrison (Madison; Germantown) tossed a gem on the road against No. 18 Gulf Coast, throwing seven innings of three-run baseball. He punched out eight batters.
Baseball Position
Ethan Keen, Hinds Community College
(So, C/OF/P - Jackson, MS, 21)
Ethan Keen set the school record for home runs in the BBCOR era with his 18th long ball after blasting three homers against MDCC on Saturday. Keen also went deep twice against Meridian on Wednesday, finishing the week with five home runs and 12 RBI.
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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