Four student-athletes earned Lone Star Conference Softball Player of the Week honors for their performances last week, league officials announced today.

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LSC SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
LSC North Hitter
Emilee Bounds, University of Central Oklahoma
Sr., Catcher, Yukon, Okla./Yukon
Bounds led UCO to an 8-1 week, including a perfect 7-0 performance at the LSC Crossover.  She hit .519 (14-for-27) for the week, including a sizzling .565 (13-for-23) in the crossover, hitting four homers and driving in 13 runs in seven games.  Bounds tied a career high with five RBI in wins over Tarleton State and Abilene Christian while going 3-for-3 with two RBI in UCO's 14-6 upset of No. 2-ranked Angelo State.  She had a .567 on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging percentage in sparking a UCO offense that averaged 10.9 runs a game in the crossover.

LSC North Pitcher
Marjorie Johnson, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Jr., Pitcher, Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS
Johnson helped SOSU to a 7-2 record last week, posting a 4-1 record in the circle.  She allowed just one hit in 26.2 innings of work, including throwing two no-hitters.  Her only loss was to No. 2 Angelo State.  She struck out 55 hitters, which averages to just over two strieouts per inning pitched.  Additionally, she also picked up a pair of saves.

Co-LSC South Hitter
Kristen Frye, Angelo State University
So., Outfield, Hamlin, Texas/Hamlin HS
Frye hit .611 for the Rambelles as they went 7-2 last week, including a 5-2 performance at the LSC Crossover Tournament. Frye hit safely in all eight games she appeared in and is now riding a nine-game hitting streak, the second longest by a Rambelle this season. She led ASU with three doubles last week and added a triple as she boasted a team-best slugging percentage of .889 from the nine-hole in the lineup. She scored five runs and had one RBI on the week.

Kaitlyn Witte, West Texas A&M University
Fr., Infield/Pitcher, Midland, Texas/Midland Lee High School
Witte proved to be a decisive force during the Lady Buffs' impressive run at the '08 LSC Crossover. The Midland, Texas, native led the team in hitting with a .440 average, home runs with three and RBI with 10, in addition to most other offensive categories. Witte drove in all three runs with a pair of home runs in a 3-2 victory over East Central on Friday and secured another win for WT with a three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning in a 4-1 win over Midwestern State on Saturday.

LSC South Pitcher
Kari Galm, Angelo State University
Sr., Pitcher, San Antonio, Texas/O'Connor
Galm improved to 19-2 on the season with four wins last week, including three shutout performances. In the highlight of her week, Galm retired 20 straight hitters in a 5-0 two-hitter over No. 7 Southeastern Oklahoma at the LSC Crossover Tournament. She also picked up a shutout over East Central (7-0) during the event with her third shutout coming on Tuesday in a non-conference meeting with Incarnate Word (4-0). She also picked up a win in relief against Cameron at the Crossover Tournament and had a save against Midwestern State. In 29.2 innings of work, Galm allowed just three earned runs for an 0.71 ERA. She had 13 strikeouts to just four walks.