CANTON, Ga. – Caudill of Centre and Garcia of Trinity split SAA softball athlete of the week honors as they each pick up their first accolade of the season.
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Athletes of the Week:
Pitcher:
Kennedy Caudill | Centre | SO | New Albany, IN – Kennedy Caudill went 2-0 in Centre's 3-game sweep of Sewanee over the weekend. She pitched a combined 9 innings, allowing just 5 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 9 batters.
Athlete:
Mariana Garcia | Trinity | SO | Goodyear, AZ - Garcia led the Tiger softball team to a 2-1 record at #9 Berry over the weekend, bouncing back from a 4-3 loss in game one with a doubleheader sweep on Saturday, winning 8-3 and 9-3. Garcia batted an astounding .800 (8-for-10) for the weekend with four doubles and six RBI. She started the weekend by going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Trinity's narrow loss. Garcia came back with another 3-for-3 performance that included two more RBI and another double, and then finished the weekend with a 2-for-4 performance with another double and two more RBI. Prior to this weekend, Garcia was batting .217 (10-for-46) with three doubles and two RBI. Her performance this weekend raised her batting average more than .100 points and put her into a tie for the team lead in doubles this season.
Notable Performances:
Pitcher
- Gina Dudley | Rhodes | SR | Palatine, IL – Senior ace Gina Dudley set the tone for the series against Southwestern from the very first inning, striking out the side to open the game. She went on to toss a complete game, allowing just six hits and two earned runs in the Lynx’s 6–3 series-opening win. Her dominant performance provided the momentum Rhodes carried through the rest of the sweep.
- Megan Kriechbaum | Trinity | JR | Cedar Hills, UT – Kriechbaum led Trinity a 2-1 record in winning its SAA road series at #9 Berry College this weekend, bouncing back after a narrow 4-3 loss in game one, and then sweeping a Saturday doubleheader 8-3 and 9-3 to clinch the series. Kriechbaum went 1-1 this weekend with a 2.63 ERA and held Berry to a .219 batting average against her. She started two of the three games she pitched, totaling 8.0 innings and allowed just three earned runs (five total), while allowing just seven hits.
Athlete
- Morgan Tabor | Centre | SR | Hardinsburg, KY – In Centre's 11-3 win over Sewanee on Friday, Morgan Tabor hit 2 home runs, drew a walk and scored 3 times. She drew 3 more walks in Saturday's doubleheader as Centre swept the 3-game series.
- Katie Bejian | Rhodes | JR | Indian Trail, NC - Junior Katie Bejian was an offensive force in the series against Southwestern, going 7-for-8 for a .875 batting average. She also posted a .875 on-base percentage, a 1.125 slugging percentage, and a 2.000 OPS, while driving in two runs. Her impact on both sides of the ball proved critical in Rhodes’ series sweep.
2026 Softball Report Archive (AOW Pitcher/Athlete)
Week One - Feb. 9 (Mazlyn Heyer/Katie Bejian)
Week Two - Feb. 16 (JJ Sweat/Isabela Barber)
Week Three - Feb. 23 (JJ Sweat/Brinley Muller)
Week Four - March 2 (JJ Sweat/Ella Morgan Sears)
Week Five - March 9 (Ava Fouts/Sydney Tackett)
Week Six - March 16 (Hailey Maragne/Sydney Tackett)
Week Seven - March 23 (Josephine Koelewyn/Macey Gilman)
Week Eight - March 30 (Megan Kriechbaum/Daniella Clark)
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