5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
CONWAY - Coastal Carolina softball player's Kelsey Dominik and Mackenzie Conrad have been named the Big South Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
This is Dominiks first honor of the season who made two appearances and notched two starts this past week. Dominik maintained a 1.00 ERA over her last two games for the Chanticleers allowing only 13 hits and three runs with two strikeouts.
The senior pitcher from Woolwich, New Jersey, went 1-1 with a 1.00 ERA in 14.0 innings to help Coastal Carolina attain a 2-1 record last week. In the Chanticleers first contest of its doubleheader against Longwood, she surrendered just one run (unearned) and scattered five hits but Coastal eventually fell to Longwood 1-0 after six scoreless innings.
Dominik went on to pitch a complete game, 9-2 win in Coastal's finale contest versus Longwood Sunday to assist CCU in the series win. The Woolwich native had two strikeouts while allowing just two runs.
Conrad garnered her first weekly honor as well, who batted .400 (4-for-10) with eight RBI and three runs scored in a three-game series versus Longwood.
The senior from LaGrange, Ohio, had one multi-hit game last week, posting a 1.000 slugging percentage with a flawless 3-for-3 finish with a season high of six RBI in game two. Conrad delivered two home runs ââ'¬" including a walk off grand slam ââ'¬" while scoring two runs to led the Chants to a 7-4 victory over the Lancers. With bases loaded and two outs, Conrad went yard over center field for the walk off win.
In Coastals final game, Conrad assisted in Coastals series win going 1-for-4 at the plate recording two RBI and a run scored. The senior delivered an RBI single in the first inning to give the Chants an early 4-0 lead.
The Chanticleers return to action this week as they head to Winthrop Wednesday opening the Big South Conference Tournament versus Charleston Southern with first pitch set for 5 p.m.
