Hawkins Earns SEC Co-Freshman Of The Week Honors
March 12, 2024 | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. โ Salen Hawkins introduced herself to the Southeastern Conference in a big way, and the Phoenix, Arizona, native was named the league's Co-Freshman of the Week for her efforts.
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Hawkins led all players with at least four at-bats in conference play with a .625 batting average this past weekend at Ole Miss. She helped lead State to a series victory on the road to open conference play for the first time since 2018 and was instrumental in both Bulldog victories.
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State's second baseman drove in two runs in the Bulldogs' 5-1 victory on Friday night while turning two double plays, including a game-ending, unassisted twin killing. On Saturday, she doubled home a run and hit a sacrifice fly, for her sixth multi-RBI game of the year. In Sunday's series finale, she posted her team-leading seventh multi-hit game with a pair of singles. She walked twice and scored twice in the series.
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Hawkins now leads the team with a .390 batting average that ranks third among SEC freshmen this season. Her eight double plays turned also rank third in the SEC.
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It is Hawkins' first career weekly honor and No. 21/21 Mississippi State's second of the season. She is MSU's first Freshman of the Week honoree since March 21, 2023.
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For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow onย X (formerly Twitter),ย Facebookย andย Instagramย by searching "HailStateSB."
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Hawkins led all players with at least four at-bats in conference play with a .625 batting average this past weekend at Ole Miss. She helped lead State to a series victory on the road to open conference play for the first time since 2018 and was instrumental in both Bulldog victories.
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State's second baseman drove in two runs in the Bulldogs' 5-1 victory on Friday night while turning two double plays, including a game-ending, unassisted twin killing. On Saturday, she doubled home a run and hit a sacrifice fly, for her sixth multi-RBI game of the year. In Sunday's series finale, she posted her team-leading seventh multi-hit game with a pair of singles. She walked twice and scored twice in the series.
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Hawkins now leads the team with a .390 batting average that ranks third among SEC freshmen this season. Her eight double plays turned also rank third in the SEC.
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It is Hawkins' first career weekly honor and No. 21/21 Mississippi State's second of the season. She is MSU's first Freshman of the Week honoree since March 21, 2023.
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For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow onย X (formerly Twitter),ย Facebookย andย Instagramย by searching "HailStateSB."
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