Monday, March 22, 2004
PRESBYTERIAN’S
JESSICA PETERKA NAMED SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Presbyterian College’s Jessica Peterka has been named this week’s South Atlantic Conference Softball Position Player of the Week selections announced today.
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Peterka, a 5-9 freshman first baseman from Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) helped lead the Blue Hose to an 8-1 mark on the week. She led PC to a sweep of North Greenville College and USC Aiken during the week and a solid showing at the South Carolina Fastpitch Classic over the weekend. At the classic, the Blue Hose went 4-0 in pool play with wins over Queens, Valdosta State, Longwood, and USC Spartanburg before losing to Belmont Abbey College in the quarterfinals. For the week she hit .370 with a .593 slugging percentage, a .452 on-base percentage to go along with 10 RBI, two homeruns, and three runs scored. |
In
PC’s two-game sweep of North Greenville, Peterka hit .400
with three RBI and added another RBI versus USC Aiken. At the
classic, Peterka opened with a 3-for-4 performance with two
RBI in PC’s 6-2 win over Queens University. In PC’s 3-2
win over Longwood, she opened the game with a two-run homer to
put PC ahead 2-0. She led PC to a 4-0 shutout over USC
Spartanburg by going 2-for-4 at the plate and followed up with
a 1-for-3 performance against Belmont Abbey College including
a solo homerun for PC’s only score in the 2-1 loss.
For
the season, she is hitting .370 with a .619 slugging
percentage, .432 on-base percentage and is tied for the team
lead in homeruns (6) to go along with a team-best 42 RBI and
eight doubles.
The
South Atlantic Conference players of the week are determined
by a vote of the league’s eight Sports Information
Directors.
| SAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | ||
| Date | Position Player of the Week | Pitcher of the Week |
| 2/16 | Stephanie White, Wingate University | Katie Wallace, Wingate University |
| 2/23 | Amanda Teal, Presbyterian College | Katie Wallace, Wingate University |
| 3/01 | Brie Griffin, Tusculum College | Melissa Davis, Tusculum College |
| 3/08 | Rachel Bailey, Presbyterian College | Megan Elliott, Carson-Newman College |
| 3/15 | Rebecca Backman, Newberry College | Lindsay Ettinger, Catawba College |
| 3/22 | Jessica Peterka, Presbyterian College | Megan Elliot, Carson-Newman College |