Sarah Phillips Tabbed as Moe's Athlete of the Week
DAHLONEGA, GA - Sarah Phillips has been named the
Moe’s Southwest Grill North Georgia Athlete of the Week after
going 2-0 last weekend, leading the #2 team in the country to four
season-opening victories the sports information office announced on
Tuesday morning.
The junior was nearly unhittable in three appearances last weekend
at the Aiken Early Bird Tournament, tossing 14.1 innings and
allowing just five hits and no earned runs while striking out 22
batters.
The Powell, Ohio, native picked up complete game victories in each
of North Georgia’s first two wins of the season, starting off
against Mount Olive and recording the 5.0 inning complete game win,
allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out seven.
She then blanked Erskine, giving up four hits and striking out nine
Flying Fleet batters. Phillips saw action in the Saints’
final game of the weekend against Chowan, coming on in relief and
striking out six batters and not allowing a hit in 2.1 innings of
work out of the pen. Opponents combined to hit just .100 over the
weekend against the First-Team All-American.