Rio Grande's Webb, WVU Tech's Dickerson grab RSC Softball honors
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- University of Rio Grande (Ohio) junior Taylor Webb and WVU Tech junior Taylor Dickerson have been named the River States Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for March 8-14.
Webb, an outfielder from Willow Wood, Ohio, hit .556 with 15 hits and nine runs scored in eight games. She led the RedStorm on its southern swing to South Carolina and Georgia by hitting 15 for 27 on the week with two doubles, two triples, a homer and seven RBIs.
Webb hit safely in all eight games with highlights being 3 for 4 with two triples and four RBIs versus Cairn University and 3 for 4 with a double versus No. 6 Georgia Gwinnett. Another big game was going 2 for 2 with a double, homer and two RBIs versus Clarks Summit.
Dickerson, a native of Mt. Lookout, W.Va., had a 0.50 ERA in a pair of complete-game victories. She went all 7.0 innings in both of her outings on the week while giving up just two runs and one earned run in all. There were 16 strikeouts and six walks and just six hits allowed in the two games.
Dickerson started out with 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 shutout over Pikeville (Ky.) as she yielded just three hits. She tossed another three-hitter in a 7-2 win over Carolina University. That game included six strikeouts and just one earned run allowed.