No. 23 Rio Grande's Powell earns RSC Softball Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- No. 23 University of Rio Grande had senior Mallory Powell earn River States Conference Softball Player of the Week for March 5-11 after she hit .480 with 10 RBIs on the week.
Powell, a first baseman/pitcher from Flatwoods, Ky., was 12 for 25 in seven games. She pounded out four doubles, a triple, a home run and drove in 10 runs as the RedStorm went 5-2. Powell slugged .840 and had a pair of four-hit games.
Powell capped off her week going 4 for 4 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs in a 12-2 win over No. 14 Reinhardt (Ga.). She was also 4 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs in an 11-1 victory over Bryan (Tenn.). She was 2 for 3 with a run in a 2-0 win over No. 13 Ottawa (Kan.).
Powell went 2-1 on the week as a pitcher. Rio Grande is 13-8 overall and begins RSC play this weekend at home to Ohio Christian and Cincinnati Christian.