WALESKA, Ga. - Bailee Phillips of Tennessee Wesleyan and Emily Loveless of Reinhardt are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
This is the 11th and final edition of the weekly honors for the 2024 season.
AAC Pitcher of the Week
Bailee Phillips - Tennessee Wesleyan - Junior - Soddy Daisy, Tenn.
- Went 2-0 with a 0.54 ERA
- Took a perfect game into the 7th, ending up giving up 1 hit in the 1-0 win as she struck out 10.
- Faced only 22 batters.
- Had 13 strikeouts on the week and allowed 0 walks, 3 hits, and 1 earned run.
- This is her fourth weekly honor this season.
AAC Player of the Week
Emily Loveless - Reinhardt - Senior - Rockmart, Ga.
- Batted .600 in helping Reinhardt go 4-0 overall on the week.
- Had 3 home runs and 8 RBI.
- Scored 8 runs.
- Had a 1.200 slugging percentage.
- Walked 3 times and had an on-base percentage of .667.
- This is her second weekly award this season.
Previous Softball Players of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Miranda Fulmer, Columbia International (Pitcher); Jenna O'Brien, Truett McConnell (Player)
Week 2 - Bailee Phillips, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Aislyn Sharp, Columbia (Player)
Week 3 - Payton Reasons, Bryan (Pitcher); Skyler Monson, Columbia (Player)
Week 4 - Charlee Mullins, St. Andrews (Pitcher); Bailee Phillips, Tennessee Wesleyan (Player)
Week 5 - Bailee Phillips, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Emily Loveless, Reinhardt (Player)
Week 6 - Kyleigh Sanders, Truett McConnell (Pitcher); Megan Armstrong, Johnson (Player)
Week 7 - Kyleigh Sanders, Truett McConnell (Pitcher); Haley Fethke, Montreat (Player)
Week 8 - Whitney Shepherd, Reinhardt (Pitcher); Molly Stevens, Reinhardt (Player)
Week 9 - Emma Vessel, Truett McConnell (Pitcher); Breanna Bumgardner, Bryan (Player)
Week 10 - Whitney Shepherd, Reinhardt (Pitcher); Sarah Lowe (Player)
Week 11 - Bailee Phillips, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Emily Loveless, Reinhardt (Player)