ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its Softball Players of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 3, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Hailey Vela and
Riley Kapparis of
Edward Waters University were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – HAILEY VELA, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Infielder | Senior | Flower Mound, Texas
Vela delivered a strong showing for the Edward Waters softball team, helping lead the Lady Tigers to a four-game series sweep over Baptist University of Fla. Over the weekend, Vela recorded seven hits and nine RBIs, with one double, one home run, seven runs scored and five stolen bases while batting .636 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and 11 total bases in 11 at-bats. She also drew one walk. Defensively, Vela totaled five putouts with one assist over the four-game series.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – RILEY KAPPARIS, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Pitcher/Infielder | Sophomore | Yulee, Fla.
Kapparis has a terrific outing for the Edward Waters softball team, helping lead the Lady Tigers to the four-game series sweep over Baptist University of Fla. and picking up her first two complete-game victories of the season in the circle. Kapparis saw 11.0 total innings of action, striking out seven batters while only allowing eight hits, three runs, two earned runs, with no walks and a 1.27 ERA. The sophomore from Yulee, Fla., faced 42 batters in total.
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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 (HBCUs) 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.