NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee State’s Peyton Fointno and Caitlyn Manus garnered softball Player and Pitcher of the Week accolades, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for their efforts in contests from May 1-7.
Fointno batted .857 (6-for-7) with five RBIs and one run scored in a three-game series against Morehead State. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native singled and walked in the first contest against the Eagles and posted three hits and five RBIs in the second outing, including an RBI single and a pair of two-run singles in a 7-4 victory.
The junior collected two more hits and scored a run in the series finale. For the season Fointno is hitting .235 with three doubles, two triples, 24 RBIs and 23 runs scored in 46 games.
Manus posted a 2-0 mark in 12.0 innings, giving up 10 hits with 10 strikeouts in a pair of outings. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native allowed two runs on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in a complete game in a 4-2 win to open the series against Morehead.
In the series finale she gave up two runs on seven hits with one walk and two strikeouts in a rain-shortened 3-2 victory in five innings. Manus has posted a 15-13 record in 34 appearances with 24 starts covering 168.1 innings this year. She has allowed 180 hits with 64 walks and 93 strikeouts.
2022-23 TSWA SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
February 21 – Macey Neal, Union University (Player)
February 28 – Chloe Kleischmidt, Tusculum University (Player); Rylee Gattis, Carson-Newman (Pitcher)
March 7 – Acelynn Sellers, Chattanooga (Player); Alyssa Lavdis, Chattanooga (Pitcher)
March 14 – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman (Player); Ashlan Sensing, Trevecca Nazarene (Pitcher)
March 21 – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman (Player); Caitlyn Manus, Tennessee State (Pitcher)
March 28 – Kendall Andrews, Trevecca Nazarene (Player); Savana Luper, King University (Pitcher)
April 4 – McKenzie Henry, Lincoln Memorial (Player); Ashlan Sensing, Trevecca Nazarene (Pitcher)
April 12 – Megan Hodum, Austin Peay (Player); Jordan Benefiel, Austin Peay (Pitcher)
April 18 – McKenna Gibson, Tennessee (Player), Jordan Benefiel, Austin Peay (Pitcher)
April 25 – Jessica Campbell, King University (Player); Madison Walter, King University (Pitcher)
May 2 – Kaili Phillips, Chattanooga (Player); Ashlan Sensing, Trevecca Nazarene (Pitcher)