Bowling Green, Ky. - Lady Topper second basemen Kelsie Mattox has been recognized by the Sun Belt Conference as the SBC Player of the Week, the league office announced today.
A freshman for the Lady Toppers, the honor is the first in her career for Mattox and the first for the Lady Toppers this season.
Mattox led the Lady Toppers last week with a .500 batting average. She brought in four runs off seven hits with six RBIs. She tied her season-high of four RBI's in a single game going three-for-three at the plate with two runs in the 8-2 victory over Murray State. Mattox played a crucial role in the 5-4 win over Middle Tennessee Saturday, to clinch a spot in the SBC tournament with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game. The home run is her eighth of the season, now leading the team in home runs this season.
This season, Mattox is third on the team with a .319 batting average. She leads the team in hits (51), runs (35), doubles (12), home runs (8) and RBIs (34) this season.
The Lady Toppers (29-27, 9-15 SBC) travel to the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Lafayette, La., to take on FAU Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., in their first game of the 2011 SBC tournament.
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