GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame’s Joley Mitchell has earned the Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Player of the Week and Virginia Tech’s Emma Lemley was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week for the third week in a row.
The ACC softball weekly awards are voted on by a panel from both the schools and the conference office.
Mitchell went 7-for-11 on the weekend, tallying six RBI, two home runs and two runs scored. The Rose Bud, Arkansas, native hit .636 and finished 3-for-4 with runners in scoring position and 3-for-3 with a runner on third. The senior posted a 1.818 OPS with a perfect fielding percentage as Notre Dame won the series against NC State, 2-1.
Lemley finished the week with a 0.44 ERA and 26 strikeouts in three appearances and three wins. The Forest, Virginia, native came on in relief against Mount St. Mary’s, tossed two scoreless innings and struck out four to earn the win. The sophomore tallied 22 strikeouts in 14 innings in Game One and Game Three against North Carolina, as she allowed only two runs and earned the win in both starts. Lemley is the first pitcher to earn Pitcher of the Week honors three weeks in a row since Virginia Tech’s Keely Rochard in 2020.
ACC Softball Player of the Week
Feb. 14 – Carlli Kloss, Notre Dame, Jr., C
Feb. 21 – Valerie Cagle, Clemson, R-Jr, P/UTL | Claire Davidson, Duke, Jr., P/OF
Feb. 28 – Korbe Otis, Louisville, So., OF
March 7 – Ana Gold, Duke, So., INF
March 14 – Joley Mitchell, Notre Dame, Sr., INF
ACC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 14 – Eden Bigham, Virginia, Fr., P
Feb. 21 – Valerie Cagle, Clemson, R-Jr, P
Feb. 28 – Emma Lemley, Virginia Tech, So., P
March 7 – Emma Lemley, Virginia Tech, So., P
March 14 – Emma Lemley, Virginia Tech, So., P
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