Dillard's Weatherspoon, Landry claim Week 2 HBCUAC Softball Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - February 18, 2025 - Dillard University softball player Haley Weatherspoon wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Softball Player of the Week and Mary-Elizabeth Landry garners Pitcher of the Week. The athletes were honored for their performances between February 10-16.
Weatherspoon hit .600, scored five runs and drove in five in a three-game series against Arlington Baptist University. She had three hits and three runs in the first game on Friday followed by two hits, including a triple, and two runs in Game 2. Weatherspoon ranks second in the conference with five stolen bases and third with a .471 batting average.
Landry picked up a win and earned a save against Arlington Baptist. In the first game on Friday, she held the Patriots to two runs on three hits and struck out three. She pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one to preserve an 8-6 victory in Game 2. She struck out six in the finale. Landry leads the HBCUAC with 13 strikeouts.
Additional softball weekly nominees: Faith Byram (Stillman), Carolyn Carter (Stillman), Apryl Davis (Voorhees), Dominique Snodey (Voorhees)
2025 Softball Players of the Week
|
Date |
Player |
Pitcher |
|
Jan. 27-Feb. 9 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Avary Lumpkin, Stillman |
|
Feb. 10-16 |
Haley Weatherspoon, Dillard |
Mary-Elizabeth Landry, Dillard |
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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.