GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson freshman outfielder/pitcher Valerie Cagle has been voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Player of the Week, while Notre Dame’s Alexis Holloway has been named the Pitcher of the Week.
The ACC softball weekly awards are voted on by a 20-member panel from both the teams and the conference office.
Cagle dominated in Clemson’s first-ever matchup against South Carolina and sweep over NC State. The freshman from Yorktown, Virginia, led the team in batting average (.615), slugging (1.462), on-base percentage (.737), total bases (19) and walks (6), four of which were intentional. Cagle also registered three home runs, two doubles and five RBI, while going 3-0 in the circle, including a shutout and a save with a 1.27 ERA. The rookie Tiger hit .750 (8-of-12) in the series against NC State, registering a hit in all four games.
Holloway pitched 16.0 innings across two complete games (7.0 IP, 9.0 IP) in the weekend sweep of 15th-ranked Virginia Tech, allowing just two earned runs for an impressive 0.88 ERA. The senior from Crown Point, Indiana, totaled 11 strikeouts through the two games. Holloway, along with fellow Fighting Irish pitcher Payton Tidd, was dominant in the circle to outduel one of the top-ranked pitching staffs in the ACC. Holloway also made a difference in the batter's box, as she scored the tying run in the 4-3, nine-inning game on April 24, hitting a solo home run off one of the ACC's top pitchers, Keely Rochard, in the seventh inning to force extras. She had two hits with an RBI, scored two runs and tallied a .714 slugging percentage in the series against the Hokies.
ACC Softball Player of the Week
Feb. 16 – Emma Kauf, Fr., C, Georgia Tech
Feb. 23 – Taylor Roby, Jr., DP, Louisville
March 2 – Abby Sweet, Sr., OF, Notre Dame | Morgan Batesole, Sr., INF, Pitt
March 9 – Sam Russ, Jr., OF, NC State
March 16 – Abby Sweet, Sr., OF, Notre Dame
March 24 – Valerie Cagle, Fr., UTL/RHP, Clemson
March 30 – Abby Sweet, Sr., OF, Notre Dame
April 7 – Carmyn Greenwood, Sr., OF, Louisville
April 13 – Angie Rizzi, Sr., OF, NC State
April 20 – Sarah Seamans, Jr., IF, Pitt
April 27 – Valerie Cagle, Fr., RHP/OF, Clemson
ACC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 16 – Peyton St. George, Sr., Duke | Blake Neleman, Fr., Georgia Tech
Feb. 23 – Brittany Pickett, Sr., North Carolina
March 2 – Peyton St. George, Sr., Duke
March 9 – Brittany Pickett, Sr., North Carolina
March 16 – Peyton St. George, Sr., Duke
March 24 – Keely Rochard, Jr., Virginia Tech
March 30 – Keely Rochard, Jr., Virginia Tech
April 7 – Valerie Cagle, Fr., Clemson
April 13 – Kathryn Sandercock, So., Florida State
April 20 – Valerie Cagle, Fr., Clemson
April 27 – Alexis Holloway, Sr., Notre Dame