Stillman's Haskins, Wade win Week 8 HBCUAC Softball Awards after Title Clinching Weekend
NEW ORLEANS - March 31, 2025 - Stillman College outfielder Lauren Haskins garners Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletics (HBCUAC) Softball Player of the Week and Jasmine Wade earns Pitcher of the Week after their performances between March 24-30 helped the Tigers secure the 2025 HBCUAC Regular Season Title, the conference announced Monday.
Haskins was absolutely dominant in her games against Dillard University. The senior hit .818 over the weekend with nine hits, nine RBIs, three home runs, a triple and a double. She stole four bases and drew a walk. Haskins finished with 21 total bases and five extra-base hits. Defensively, she posted a .944 fielding percentage with 17 putouts. This is Haskins fourth weekly honor.
Wade held opponents to a .154 batting average in eight innings in two appearances. In her win on Saturday, Wade struck out three batters and only allowed four hits. She picked up a save in an inning of work Sunday afternoon. Wade earns her second consecutive weekly honor.
Additional softball weekly nominees: Sydney Arnett (Oakwood), Madison Clark (Dillard), Anna Jones (Oakwood), Mary-Elizabeth Landry (Dillard), Sophia McPhie (Talladega), Sofi Wagner-Stiles (Talladega)
2025 Softball Players of the Week
|
Date |
Player |
Pitcher |
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Jan. 27-Feb. 9 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Avary Lumpkin, Stillman |
|
Feb. 10-16 |
Haley Weatherspoon, Dillard |
Mary-Elizabeth Landry, Dillard |
|
Feb. 17-23 |
Madison Bubel, Stillman |
Sydney Arnett, Oakwood |
|
Feb. 24-March 2 |
Rha'Khaya Jones, Rust |
Leona Joshua, Rust |
|
March 3-9 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Jennifer Gress, Dillard |
|
March 10-16 |
Ca'Terra Bates, Dillard |
Jennifer Gress, Dillard |
|
March 17-23 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Jasmine Wade, Stillman |
|
March 24-30 |
Lauren Haskins, Stillman |
Jasmine Wade, Stillman |
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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.