Freshman Katie Boyd notched her second SoCon Player of the Week honor of the season after a banner week against ETSU and Furman (Photo: Tim Richardson) Softball, Gardner Webb (Game 1), April 15: Game statistics Softball, Gardner Webb (Game 2), April 15: Game statistics

Boyd Named SoCon Player of the Week, Mountaineers Host Gardner-Webb on Tuesday
by ASU Sports Information

April 14, 2008 - Appalachian State’s freshman softball sensation Katie Boyd has earned her second SoCon player of the week honor after her impressive performances against ETSU and Furman this week. Boyd and her teammates will host Gardner-Webb for a Tuesday doubleheader at the ASU Softball Stadium starting at 3 p.m.

Boyd batted .643 (9-for-14) last week with five extra-base hits and seven RBI as the Mountaineers took two of three games from Furman in a weekend SoCon series. The freshman backstop from Walkertown, N.C. tied the ASU single-season home run record against East Tennessee State on Wednesday and set a new mark (8) against Furman on Saturday afternoon.

In all, she tallied a pair of home runs, two doubles and a triple in four games. Boyd currently leads the league in batting average (.444), slugging percentage (.833) and on-base percentage (.541).

The Mountaineers will put their 7-24 (5-5 SoCon) mark on the line against Gardner Webb (16-28, 3-13 A-Sun) on Tuesday afternoon. Bulldog batters are hitting .250 on the season and are led by Jessi Williams’ .305 average. The pitching staff is anchored by Taryn Beck’s 2.84 ERA and 7-13 record. She has 101 strikeouts on the season allowing 58 runs in 116 innings of work.

The Tuesday doubleheader gets underway from the ASU Softball Stadium at 3 p.m. Appalachian will then travel to face Radford on Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m., making up a doubleheader that was postponed due to rain.