SOFTBALL: Tusculum’s Freischmidt, Carson-Newman’s Gattis earn TSWA weekly honor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tusculum University’s Chloe Freischmidt and Carson-Newman’s Rylee Gattis garnered softball Player and Pitcher of the Week accolades, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for their efforts in contests from February 20-26.
Freischmidt batted .583 (7-for-12) with two doubles, three homers, eight RBIs and nine runs scored in four games for the Pioneers. The Naples, Fla., native posted three hits with a double and a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored in the first of two games against Bluefield State. She added two hits with another homer, two RBIs and two runs scored in the second outing.
The senior catcher singled and scored twice in the opener versus Southern Wesleyan and doubled, homered, drove in two runs and scored twice in the second contest.
Freischmidt is batting .339 with eight doubles, three home runs, 14 RBIs and 13 runs scored in 18 contests this season.
Gattis posted a 3-1 mark with a 1.14 ERA in four starts covering 24.2 innings, giving up just four total runs with nine strikeouts. The Southside, Ala., native worked four shutout innings in a win against Mars Hill and tossed a complete game in a 2-1 victory at Columbus State, giving up one run on six hits with three strikeouts.
The freshman righthander suffered a 1-0 loss against Alabama-Huntsville, allowing one run on six hits in 6.2 innings, but rebounded in a 4-2 victory versus Ohio Dominican, giving up two runs on nine hits with four strikeouts.
Gattis improved to 5-2 in nine outings over 46.2 innings this season with 20 strikeouts.
BASEBALL: Tennessee’s Dickey, Burns earn TSWA weekly honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s Jared Dickey and Chase Burns were named the baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for their efforts in contests from February 20-26.
Dickey batted .444 (8-for-18) with one double, two home runs, eight runs scored and six RBIs in five games for the Vols. The Mt. Juliet, Tenn., native went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored in the first of two games against Alabama A&M. He also collected three hits with three RBIs and three runs scored, including a two-run homer, in the first of three contests versus Dayton. He added a single and a run scored in each of the last two outings against the Flyers.
Dickey is batting .323 with four extra-base hits, seven RBIs and nine runs scored in eight games this season.
Burns worked 6.1 innings, allowing just two hits and one run with 12 strikeouts in a 4-1 victory versus Dayton. The Gallatin, Tenn., native walked three in his second start of the season and retired 10 of the final 12 batters he faced. Dayton’s only run came after a walk, a stolen base, a wild pitch and then another free pass in the third inning against the sophomore righthander. The runner from third came across on a double steal attempt, with the runner thrown out at second on the play.