BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the first time this season, the No. 17 Lady Vol softball team earned multiple SEC weekly awards. Sophomore Kiki Milloy was named the league’s Player of the Week for the second time this season, and junior pitcher Ashley Rogers took home her third Pitcher of the Week honor of the year.
Milloy was consistent at the plate and dominant on the base paths in UT’s five games this week, helping lead the Lady Vols to a pair of wins over both in-state foe Tennessee State and SEC rival South Carolina.
The Woodinville, Washington native went 7-for-15 at the dish with three runs scored, a pair of RBI and six stolen bases. With her stolen base total, Milloy extended her league lead to 30 – eight more than the No. 2 base stealer in the league.
Rogers was stellar in the circle, grabbing two wins and a save while helping Tennessee go 4-1 in its five contests this week.
Rogers fanned 35 batters over four games – including two 10-plus strikeout outings – to run her strikeout total to a SEC-best 210 on the year. Along the way, Rogers threw two complete games, won her 19th game this season and fifth in league play.
The Athens, Tennessee, native’s performance also increased her scoreless innings total in mid-week contests to 39.2 consecutive innings. She currently has more appearances (8) and wins (7) in mid-week affairs than hits allowed (6).
Milloy, Rogers and the 17th-ranked Lady Vols return to action with a weekend series against SEC foe Georgia. Game 1 is set for Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. ET from Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
-UT Athletics
