Millsaps College - For the second consecutive week, Robin Rockco, a junior shortstop from Gautier, Miss., has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week, this time for games played from Monday, March 24 through Sunday, March 30.
Rockco charted a 5 for 14 performance (.357) this past weekend as she led Millsaps to a 4-0 record in a sweep of SCAC foe Rhodes College. Rockco, who leads the Majors in eight offensive categories, blasted two homeruns and a double in her weekend outing, while scoring four runs and knocking in five more tallies.
In Saturday's first game against the Lynx, Rockco posted a 2 for 4 performance, including her seventh homerun of the year and two runs batted in as Millsaps prevailed 8-6. In Saturday's nightcap, Rockco pounded out her league-leading eighth round-tripper and collected three RBI as Millsaps eased to a 14-1 victory.
In Sunday's games, Rockco managed a 2 for 7 outing as she scored two runs and ripped her team-high eighth double of the season in the Majors' 1-0 and 10-3 victories.
Rockco is hitting a clip of .464 and is currently riding an 11-game hitting streak for the Majors, 17-5 overall and 8-0 in SCAC play.