ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Softball Players of the Week on Tuesday, March 11, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Fort Valley State’s
Leah Leonard and
Tenison Myricks were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – LEAH LEONARD, FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Utility | Sophomore | Alexander City, Ala.
Leonard led the Wildcats through six games last week, hitting .300 overall. She delivered two multi-base knocks (one double, one home run) and went 2-for-4 in the Wildcat’s March 3 outing against Allen.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – TENISON MYRICKS, FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Pitcher/Outfielder | Freshman | Jenkinsburg, Ga.
Myricks appeared in four of the Wildcats’ six games last week. She pitched 17 innings and allowed only three earned runs on seven hits. Myricks also tallied 25 strikeouts and finished with two no-hit outings.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.