Cassie Walsh Named UAA Player Of The Week

Emory senior Cassie Walsh has been named the University Athletic Association Softball Player of the Week following her performance this past weekend in two games apiece against Maryville College and Mississippi College.  It is the second straight week that she has earned the honor.

Walsh hit a team-leading .600 in the Eagles' four games, helping the squad post a 2-2 record.  Walsh collected nine hits in 15 trips to the plate and scored five runs.  In addition, she was successful on three-of-four stolen base attempts. 

She enjoyed a big day on Saturday, going a combined six-for-eight at the plate and scoring four runs.  She went three-of-four and crossed the plate on three occasions in a 9-4 win over Maryville College before rapping out three more safeties and scoring once in a 7-4 setback against Mississippi College.  She continued her hot-hitting ways on Sunday, registering three hits in contests against Mississippi College and Maryville. Included in her Sunday totals were two hits and one run scored in a  9-1 triumph over Maryville.

Through eight games, she is hitting at a .525 clip with 13 hits in 25 at-bats and has scored a team-best six runs.  She has collected hits in seven contests and owns a six-game hitting streak.

Heading into this weekend's action against Rhodes College and Hendrix, Walsh holds down the No. 7 spot on the school's all-time list with 178 hits and is eighth in runs scored with 113.