Monday, May 05, 2008

MACON, Ga. - Campbell's Amanda Littlejohn went deep twice in game two of the Camels' doubleheader with UNF, sparking a 6-5 victory and resulting in Littlejohn's first Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor. Erica Demers of Stetson didn't allow a run in 10 innings of work in claiming her first A-Sun Pitcher of the Week award, the conference office announced on Monday.

A sophomore catcher out of Lake Elsinore, Calif., Littlejohn drove in five runs in the doubleheader with UNF, three more than the rest of the team combined. Her five-RBI performance increased her season total to 64, setting a single-season record at Campbell. Shannon O'Bryan held the previous mark of 61 in the 2001 season. The elementary education major hit .667 throughout the series, slugged 1.667 and scored a pair of runs.

Demers, a junior communication studies major, accomplished what no other hurler in the conference could when she fired a complete-game shutout against Florida Gulf Coast, the highest scoring team in A-Sun history. Demers gave up only three hits to the Eagles in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, a 1-0 Hatter triumph. The shutout propelled Demers' career total to 31, the most by a Stetson pitcher and the third-most in the A-Sun. The Miami, Fla. native earned her second win in a three-inning relief appearance in the regular season finale against Florida Atlantic on Sunday. For the week, Demers tallied five strikeouts and held opposing batters to a .152 average.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers:

Nicole Forbes, STET (Sr. - 2B - Psychology - Tampa, Fla.) - The senior went 5-for-9 at the plate, hitting .556 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Brittany Stanley, CAM (So. - P - Business - West Lafayette, Ind.) - Stanley earned her 21st win of the season in a relief appearance against UNF. In 10 innings, she went 1-1 with a 0.70 ERA.