Oorlog earns SCAC Hitter of the Week honors

Oorlog earns SCAC Hitter of the Week honors

SYDNEY OORLOG OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a freshman outfielder from San Antonio, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Softball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played through Sunday, March 15th.

Oorlog was terrific this past weekend, playing a huge role in Southwestern's 5-1 weekend including a 4-0 record to begind SCAC play. 

Oorlog went 11-for-18 (.611) with two triples and nine RBIs over the weekend to go with six runs scored and four stolen bases. In conference play against Schreiner, Oorlog went 8-for-12 with two triples and seven RBIs including four runs scored and three stolen bases.

In an 18-6 win over the Mountaineers, Oorlong went 3-for-4 with two triples, two RBIs, and two runs scored. She would finish with at least one hit in every game and multiple hits in four of the six games. She also had at least one RBI is each game including multi RBI games in three of the six matchups. 

For the season, Oorlong leads the conferene in triples with three and is ninth in the conference with a .391 batting average. 

The Pirates opened SCAC conference play this week against Schreiner, posting the sweep including two run rule wins. SU sits at 8-10 on the year and 4-0 in the SCAC play. They return to the road to face Centenary in Shreveport, LA on Saturday.