Date Posted: 4/9/2007

MACON, Ga. – Kennesaw State’s Brittany Matthews and ETSU’s Stephanie Gaynord dominated play in the Atlantic Sun Conference last weekend in their own ways to earn A-Sun Weekly Softball honors as announced by the league office.

Matthews recorded what could be one of the best weeks of any Kennesaw State pitcher ever, helping the Owls to a 4-0 record with sweeps of Stetson and Campbell. The southpaw posted a 2-0 record and closed out the other two games to secure her third and fourth saves of the season. In the Owls 2-0 shutout of Stetson, the Brooks, Ga., native posted her third career no hitter, striking out 10 Hatter batters while allowing just one walk. Matthews went the distance again in game one versus Campbell, throwing seven strong innings, allowing just one run on two hits, while again fanning 10 batters. For the week, opponents batted just .089 against the junior. With the perfect weekend, the Owls vaulted to the top of the A-Sun standings. Matthews majors in Sports Management.

Gaynord’s stats speak for themselves as she posted four outstanding performances over the weekend, hitting an astonishing .833 (10-12) with a double, four home runs, seven RBI and 11 runs scored. The senior leadoff hitter also recorded a massive slugging percentage of 1.917. The shortstop kicked things off Friday by going a perfect 6-for-6 with two home runs, two RBI and six runs scored as the Bucs swept the Bruins, 10-2 and 13-3. She also tied the school record for most hits in a single game with her 4-for-4 performance in game two against Belmont. On Saturday, Gaynord and the rest of ETSU’s bats continued to be on fire as they swept at the time first-place Lipscomb, 12-0 and 13-1. Gaynord made her Senior Day a memorable one by belting home runs in both games, and finishing 4-of-6 (.667) with a double, five RBI and five runs scored. The Bucs have now won four straight games as they have scored 48 runs on 47 hits over this stretch, and improved to 20-20, 7-3 in the Atlantic Sun; and set a new ETSU record for its offensive output during the four-game stretch. The Manassas, Va., native majors in Business.

The Atlantic Sun Conference hands out Player and Pitcher of the Week awards weekly during the 2007 softball campaign.

The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.

OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
• Joanna Ward, Gardner-Webb
(Jr. – 1B/DH – Charlotte, N.C. – Biology Major)
Hit .643 with two homers and 1.071 slugging percentage

• Pat Melo, Jacksonville
(Jr. – 2B – Jacksonville, Fla. – Sociology Major)
Extended hitting streak to six games with 6-for-12 week at plate

• Shayla Cullum, Campbell
(Fr. – 3B – Visalia, Calif. – Undecided Major)
Posted three multi-hit games including two three-hit outings

• Katie Buell, Jacksonville
(Sr. – P – Ballground, Ga. – Computer Art & Design Major)
Perfect 2-0 without surrendering an earned run in 12.0 innings

• Keri McKee, Kennesaw State
(Sr. – 1B – Buford, Ga. – Sociology Major)
Went 5-for-8 during 4-0 conference weekend

• Erica Demers, Stetson
(So. – P – Miami, Fla. – Integrative Health Science Major)
Picked up 13th win of the season versus Mercer

• Erin Mullen, Belmont
(Sr. – OF – Cincinnati, Ohio – Broadcast Journalism Major)
Batted .421 for the week

• Andrea Migliori, Stetson
(So. – 1B – Winter Garden, Fla. – Accounting Major)
Blasted a pair of homers in sweep of Mercer

Related Links:
 • A-Sun Softball