After earning Southeastern Conference Player of the Week just a day ago, LSU senior outfielder A.J. Andrews earned her first career National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Division I National Player of the Week award Tuesday.
Andrews became the first Tiger to be honored since former pitcher Rachele Fico in April 2013 and only the sixth player overall in program history.
“I’m really excited and so humbled and blessed to have earned this award,” Andrews said in a news release. “It’s an honor that I’ve been working towards my whole career to achieve, and it’s amazing to have so many people that believe in me and allow me to play the game that I love.”
In the Tigers’ five wins in the 2015 Purple & Gold Challenge last weekend, Andrews hit a team-high .909 by going 10-for-11 at the plate with 13 RBIs, seven walks and seven stolen bases. She did not tally a strikeout while hitting three triples and a double and notching a 1.545 slugging percentage with an .895 on-base percentage.
Andrews leads LSU in three major statistical categories — batting average at .531, walks with 23 and stolen bases with 11. She leads the SEC with seven triples and a .658 on-base percentage.
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