ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington’s Marley Neises and Stephen F. Austin’s Aydenne Brown have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, for the game week ending on Sunday, Mar. 17.
 
Neises, a sophomore utility player, batted .700 last week with six RBI and two home runs against Houston Christian and California Baptist. She finished with a team-high of seven hits as both home runs came from UTA's WAC series opening-doubleheader against CBU on Friday, Mar. 15. Neises improved her overall batting average to .303 on the season with three multi-hit performances in all three games.
 
Brown, a senior, pitched two complete games against Texas Southern and Southern Utah. In her 14 innings pitched last week, she allowed five hits and three runs while recording nine strikeouts in each game (18 strikeouts overall). Brown ended the week with a 2-0 record and a 1.50 ERA on 178 pitches.
 
2024 TicketSmarter WAC Softball Weekly Awards

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marley Neises, So., UTL, UT Arlington (March 18)
Kristin Fifield, Gr., UTL, Grand Canyon (March 11)
Ramsay Lopez, Gr., INF, Grand Canyon (March 4)
Camille Corona, Fifth, INF, UT Arlington (Feb. 26)
Kristin Fifield, Gr., UTL, Grand Canyon (Feb. 19)
Kristin Fifield, Gr., UTL, Grand Canyon (Feb. 12)
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Aydenne Brown, Sr., Stephen F. Austin (March 18)
Emily Darwin, Jr., Grand Canyon (March 11)
Jessica Adams, Jr., UT Arlington (March 4)
Aydenne Brown, Sr., Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 26)
Kendall Daniel, Fr., Tarleton State (Feb. 19)
Emily Delgado, Fr., Southern Utah (Feb. 12)