4/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
CONWAY - Coastal Carolina softball player Taty Forbes has been named the Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Forbes will share the honor with Charleston Southern's Caitlyn Emberson, after the two faced off in a pair of action-filled games Wednesday afternoon.
This is Forbes second honor of the season who batted .857 (6-for-7) with one RBI and four runs scored in a doubleheader sweep over Charleston Southern on Wednesday.
The freshman from Redmond, Wash., had two multi-hit games last week, posting a .857 slugging percentage with a flawless 4-for-4 finish in game one. Forbes delivered four singles while scoring four runs to led the Chants to an 11-5 victory over the Bucs. Two of Forbes hits came after CSU had tied the game in the fourth inning which included two infield singles to move runners into scoring position.
In game two, Forbes assisted in Coastals largest deficit comeback this season going 2-for-3 at the plate recording an RBI and a run scored. After three complete innings, the Chants were down 8-0 versus Charleston Southern. Forbes started the comeback attempt in the bottom of the fifth as she delivered a left field single with her first at bat. Then with her second at bat, she slapped an RBI single up the middle to give CCU its seventh run of the inning to give the Chants a 9-8 lead.
Further, she has recorded at least one hit in 13 of the last 15 contests, raising her season average to .464, best on the team. For the season, she ranks first in the Big South with a .464 batting average, 77 hits and 45 runs scored. The freshman also ranks 11th in the nation among the NCAA D1 while also pacing the nation among active NCAA career leaders with her .464 batting average.
The Chanticleers return to action this Tuesday, March 19, opening a three-game series versus Campbell with a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday's single contest will be streamed on ESPN3 with first pitch set for 7 p.m.
