Posted: Apr 13, 2021
Bulldogs' Kelly Jurden named SCAC Softball Hitter of the Week
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran junior outfielder Kelly Jurden (Brenham/Brenham) has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Hitter of the Week for games played from Monday, April 5 through Sunday, April 11.
This week's award is the third career SCAC Hitter of the Week honor for Jurden, the 2019 SCAC Player of the Year and a 2019 All-American.
Jurden hit 1.000 for the week with seven hits in seven at-bats as the Bulldogs swept a three-game conference series from the University of Dallas.
Jurden had at least two hits in every game and scored nine runs in the three games. She also stole six bases, walked three times, and drove in a run. She reached base all 11 times she came to the plate.
The Bulldogs and Jurden improved to 23-4 overall and to 14-0 in the SCAC with three wins last week. TLU has won 15 in a row this season and 37 consecutive SCAC contests.
TLU is the 2019 NCAA Division III National Champion. The Bulldogs have won six consecutive SCAC Championships.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman outfielder Emma Garrett of St. Thomas led the Celts to a huge series win last week against Southwestern. Garrett hit .600 (6-for-10) with seven RBI, four runs scored and a .636 on-base percentage. Freshman Marina Delaluna of Trinity posted a 4-for-8 performance at the plate in the Tiges' series victory over Centenary last weekend including a solo homer, her team-best third longball of the season, to run-rule the Ladies in the series' first outing, 9-1.
Freshman outfielder Emma Garrett of St. Thomas led the Celts to a huge series win last week against Southwestern. Garrett hit .600 (6-for-10) with seven RBI, four runs scored and a .636 on-base percentage. Freshman Marina Delaluna of Trinity posted a 4-for-8 performance at the plate in the Tiges' series victory over Centenary last weekend including a solo homer, her team-best third longball of the season, to run-rule the Ladies in the series' first outing, 9-1.
| SCAC Softball Offensive Players of the Week | |
| Week 1 | Emma Garrett, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 2 | Rebecca Snow, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 3 | Taylor Le, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 4 | Kelly Jurden, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 5 | Annabel Anderson, University of Dallas |
| Week 6 | Erin Lewis, Centenary College |
| Week 7 | Jordyn Williams, Trinity University |
| Week 8 | Kelly Jurden, Texas Lutheran University |