CANTON, Ga. – Kriechbaum earns her second softball honor as Rhodes' Jasmyn Stanley gains her first for the season.
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Athletes of the Week:
Pitcher:
Megan Kriechbaum | Trinity | JR | Cedar Hills, UT– Kriechbaum led the Trinity softball team to a three-game Southern Athletic Association series sweep against Millsaps College (MS) over the weekend, keeping the Tigers atop the conference standings. Kriechbaum earned two wins over the weekend, allowing just five hits across 9.0 shutout innings, and striking out six batters while holding the Majors to a .152 batting average. She tossed a three-hit shutout in game two of Saturday's doubleheader, which was a 5-0 victory that clinched the series win. Kriechbaum came on in relief to earn the win in Sunday's game, giving up just two hits in 2.0 innings.
Athlete:
Jasmyn Stanley | Rhodes | SR | Murfreesboro, TN – Senior Jasmyn Stanley delivered an outstanding weekend at the plate, hitting .667 with a .700 on-base percentage. She added three RBIs, two stolen bases, and a 1.000 slugging percentage, finishing with a 1.700 OPS. Stanley consistently pressured Centre’s defense and was instrumental in Rhodes’ three wins and conference sweep.
Notable Performances:
Pitcher
- Ava Fouts | Berry | JR | Canton, GA– A junior from Canton, GA Fouts helped lead the Vikings to a series sweep of Sewanee. Fouts pitched two games going 2-0 allowing just two runs in 12 innings of work. Fouts started game one and picked up the win tossing a complete game 7 innings allowing two runs while striking out seven. She then pitched the finale pitching a 5 inning complete game allowing no earned runs allowing just three hits while striking out three.
- Gina Dudley | Rhodes | SR | Palatine, IL– Senior Gina Dudley turned in a strong weekend in the circle, earning two wins while keeping Centre’s bats in check in Games 2 and 3 of the series. She logged 9.2 innings, allowing just seven hits and striking out five. Her steady performance played a key role in Rhodes securing the series sweep.
Athlete
- Elly Bennett | Berry | SR | Bowling Green, KY – A senior from Bowling Green, KY Bennett helped lead the Vikings to a sweep of Sewanee. Over the three games Bennett batted .625 with one home run and 4 RBIs. In game one Bennett went 2-for-4 at the plate as the Vikings won 7-2. Bennett then followed that up by going 1-for-2 with 2 RBI which came on a two run home run that set the tone early in a 7-2 win for the Vikings. Bennett then went 2-for-2 at the plate with 2 RBI as the Vikings capped off the sweep with an 11-1 run rule win.
- Hayden Del Toro | Trinity | SR | Cypress, TX – Del Toro led the Trinity softball team to a three-game Southern Athletic Association weekend sweep against Millsaps College (MS), remaining atop the conference standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season. Del Toro batted .500 (4-for-8) with two runs scored and three stolen bases for the Tigers. She celebrated Senior Day on Sunday by going 2-for-2 with two steals to lead the team to a 5-3 win.
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 Marange/Sydney Tackett)
Week Seven - March 23 (Josephine Koelewyn/Macey Gilman)
Week Eight - March 30 (Megan Kriechbaum/Daniella Clark)
Week Nine - April 6 (Kennedy Caudill/Mariana Garcia)
Week Ten - April 13 (Allana Vasquez/Liza Gregg)
Week Eleven - April 20 (Jordan Arce/Hannah Boudreaux)
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