Rio Grande's Santos garners RSC Softball Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- University of Rio Grande (Ohio) outfielder Morgan Santos hit .588 in six games last week to garner River States Conference Softball Player of the Week for March 9-15.
A junior from Dayton, Ohio, Santos was 10 for 17 on the week with six doubles, seven runs and nine RBIs. She was also 2 for 2 on stolen bases and slugged .941 for the week.
Santos hit safely in five of six games and drove in runs in every game. A big performance was 4 for 4 with three doubles and two RBIs in a 10-5 win over Lincoln (Ill.). She was also 2 for 3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs in a 12-2 victory over Holy Family (Wis.).
A final multi-hit, multi-RBI game was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs in a 9-0 win over Penn State-Fayette.
Santos helped the RedStorm to an 8-0 record at the Fast Pitch Dreams Spring Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to conclude the season March 11.