Ellen Black Named SSAC Player of the Week

Gainesville, GA - This week, Ellen Black has had the honor of being recognized twice, for her athletic achievements. The Southern States Athletic Conference has named her Softball Player of the Week, and furthermore, Ellen has been selected as Brenau University's Golden Tiger of the Week, for the second time this season.

Ellen Black is a junior, from Toccoa, Georgia. Moreover, she has played several positions for Coach Thomas, including: pitcher, 1st base, and right field.

It was evident that Black had a great week at the plate, and on the mound. She hit .692 for the week, with 3 homeruns and 10 Runs Batted In. In addition, she pitched a 1 hit shutout against Southern Wesleyan to get her 6th win of the season, on the mound.

She currently ranks 1st in the conference in Runs Batted In per Game, with a 1.68 average. She has a total of 47 RBI's on the season, along with 11 homeruns that she leads the team with. In addition, Black is 3rd in the conference for Opponents Batting Average; she has obtained an average of .153, while pitching to 124 at bat.

Black currently holds 14 national rankings. Among them, include the following:

Ranked 2nd in Runs Batted In per Game

Ranked 5th in Total Runs Batted In

Ranked 6th in Home Runs per Game

Ranked 8th in Home Runs

Ranked 9th in Total Hits Allowed

Ranked 10th in Slugging Percentage

Ranked 10th in Hits Allowed per 9

For the duration of the season, Black has proved that she is a dominate force on the field; she shows promise and has further room to advance. With Black only being a junior, the best has yet to come!

Fans should come out and support Ellen Black and the Golden Tigers, in their Friday evening match against the Shorter Hawks.