Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
After playing instrumental roles in Louisiana Tech’s sweep of Liberty this past weekend, LA Tech softball’s Gracie Flores was named Conference USA Player of the Week, while Bryannah Campos earned Pitcher of the Week honors, the league announced Monday afternoon.
Flores led the Bulldogs at the plate, batting .500 with five hits and five RBI along with three walks and two runs. The redshirt sophomore started all three games at designated player and recorded at least one hit in each contest.
She registered two hits and three RBI in Saturday’s win and added two hits and two RBI in Sunday’s victory after collecting one hit on Friday. On Sunday, Flores delivered a one-out, two-RBI single in the fifth inning to score Tech’s first runs as the Bulldogs plated eight unanswered to secure the series sweep.
It marks her first career CUSA weekly honor. Flores leads the team with a .400 batting average this season and is currently riding a 15-game hit streak. She has logged 32 hits, 15 RBI and 13 runs.
Campos was key in relief, earning two wins while pitching at least four innings in all three games. The left-hander threw 12.2 innings with a 2.21 ERA across three appearances, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out six.
She tossed 4.1 innings in Friday’s game, allowing one run on two hits with three strikeouts. Campos then earned the win Saturday with four scoreless innings, surrendering two hits in Tech’s 10-0 shutout. On Sunday, she entered with the Bulldogs trailing 4-0 and worked the final 4.1 innings to secure the sweep and her second win of the weekend, allowing three runs on two hits while fanning three.
This marks Campos’ second CUSA weekly honor as she was named Freshman of the Week earlier this season. Campos moved to 7-3 this season after the two wins. She has pitched 76 innings and has a 3.59 ERA with 45 strikeouts. Campos is 4-0 in CUS play.
