North Carolina Softball Player of the Week (3/17/2024)
We have 10 players nominated this week for SBLive’s North Carolina High School Softball Player of the Week from March 10-16 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, March 23 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.
Natalya Salo of Porter Ridge.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Natalya Salo of Porter Ridge.
Here are this week's nominees:
Mary Peyton Hodge, Oak Grove
Hodge threw a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts as the Grizzlies rolled over Rockingham County 9-0.
Haley Beavers, Ragsdale
Beaver had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and five RBIs in the Tigers’ 14-11 win over Grimsley.
Skylar Pittman, Wheatmore
Pittman had a double, triple and five RBIs as the Warriors overwhelmed Asheboro 16-0 in four innings.
Halona Sampson, Lumberton
Sampson was 3-for-3, including a two-run homer, and 3 RBIs as the Pirates dominated Gray’s Creek 16-6 in five innings.
Lily Keefer, Garner
Keefer blasted two home runs and drove in six runs as the undefeated Trojans overcame Corinth Holders 9-6 in eight innings.
Natayla Salo, Porter Ridge
Salo belted a two-run homer and pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts in the Pirates’ 10-5 win over Mount Pleasant. The Wofford commit recently recorded her 400th career strikeout.
Addi Lockrem, Piedmont
Lockrem was 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs as the Panthers downed Marvin Ridge 3-2 in eight innings in a battle of undefeated teams.
Ava Francis, Ledford
Francis was 2-for-5 with a home run, double and 3 RBIs in the Panthers’ 13-4 win over East Davidson. She also doubled in a run as Ledford beat West Davidson 5-3.
Bel Varadi, Norfhwest Guilford
Varadi fired a two-hitter with nine strikeouts in the Vikings’ 2-1 win over Davie County. The senior standout was also 2-for-2 with a home run and 6 RBIs in a 19-0 romp over Page.
Peyton Lane, Martin County
The senior pitcher had a couple of big outings as the Knights took a pair of 5-1 wins. She threw a three-hitter with 17 strikeouts against J.H. Rose and tossed a six-hitter with 12 strikeouts versus Warren County.
