Affeldt Named SBC Pitcher of the Week

NEW ORLEANS, La. – For the fifth time in eight weeks of the season, a Troy softball player has earned a weekly honor from the Sun Belt. This time, the conference has named true freshman Jaycee Affeldt the Pitcher of the Week.

Affeldt posted a 0.64 ERA over 11.0 innings of work against FIU last weekend, helping lead the Trojans to their first Sun Belt series win of the season.

She started her weekend with 7.0 innings of relief on Saturday, coming in with the Trojans already down 5-0 in the first inning. Affeldt got out of the jam and held the Panthers to just one, unearned run over the remainder of the game.

The Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada native gave the Trojans every chance to come back, and they nearly did, but fell to FIU 6-4.

The Trojans won the second game on Saturday to even the series, and Affeldt got the nod on Sunday as Troy looked to claim the series. She would throw 4.0 solid innings, giving up just one run, but Affeldt did a lot of her damage on Sunday with her bat.

The right hander lifted a grand slam over the left field wall in the third inning to blow open a 2-0 game and make it 6-0. The home run was the first of Affeldt's Troy career and propelled the Trojans to a 6-1 win.

The Pitcher of the Week award is the first for Affeldt and the fourth for the Trojans this season. Ashley Rainey has won the award three times. Troy's Hannah Renn was also named Sun Belt Player of the Week earlier this season.

The Trojans return to the diamond on Tuesday when they travel to take on UAB with first pitch set for 4:00 p.m. Troy will continue Sun Belt play by visiting WKU for a three-game series beginning on Friday.

For more information on Troy Athletics, be sure to visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics. For in-game updates throughout the softball season, be sure to follow Troy Softball on Twitter at @TroySBall.

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