[Softball] Trevecca Softball | Trojan Megan Groves Selected as TSWA Player of the Week

NASHVILLE – Trevecca Nazarene University's Megan Groves and Tennessee Tech's Taylor Waldrop were named the Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association on Tuesday for their performances for games April 2-8.

Megan Groves batted .467 (7-for-15) with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs and four runs scored in four games for the Trojans. The White House, Tenn., native posted two doubles and three total hits in the first game of a doubleheader at Ohio Valley University, scoring once and driving in three runs. She hit a two-run homer in the second contest against the Fighting Scots.

The freshman posted another two-run homer and scored twice in the first of two games at Findlay University and was 2-for-3 with one RBI in the second contest versus the Oilers. Groves is batting .380 with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs, 19 RBIs and 22 runs scored in 31 games this season.

Taylor Waldrop tossed a pair of shutouts for the Golden Eagles, allowing just nine hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. The Canon, Ga., native worked five scoreless frames in an 8-0 victory against Tennessee State, giving up four hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

2018 TSWA WOMEN'S SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

February 20 – Bailey Alexander, Trevecca University (Player); Lacie Rinus, Carson-Newman (Pitcher)

February 27 – Jocelyn De La Cruz, Middle Tennessee (Player); Caylan Arnold, Tennessee (Pitcher)

March 6 – Kyler Trosclair-Klatt, Memphis (Player); Caylan Arnold, Tennessee (Pitcher)

March 13 – Lexi Rouse, Belmont (Player); Molly Smith, Memphis (Pitcher)

March 20 – Essence Strambler, Maryville College (Player); Kayley Caplinger, Cumberland University (Pitcher)

March 27 – Brigid Antonelli, Cumberland University (Player); Savannah Carr, Trevecca University (Pitcher)

April 3 – Morgan Brewer, Maryville College (Player); Savannah Carr, Trevecca University (Pitcher)

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