Congrats Maddy!
MVC Player of the Week - April 23, 2018
Saluki Maddy Vermejan, Sophomore, INF, (Lemont, Illinois)
Sophomore infielder Maddy Vermejan put together the best week of her career hitting .556 with 10 RBIs and three home runs. In a mid-week doubleheader at Missouri State, she went 1-2 in the first game with a run scored, a hit-by-pitch and a walk. In game two, she went 3-4 with an RBI.
In the weekend series at Bradley, Vermejan was responsible for eight of Southern’s 32 runs on the weekend. In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, she tied the program record for RBIs in a game with seven. She had two home runs and a double in the tilt.
On Sunday, Vermejan added to her great weekend with two doubles an inside the park home run and two more RBI. Her efforts at the plate this week moved her batting average from .346 to .376.
Hat tip to Saluki pitcher Brianna Jones. The MVC says that she 18th in the nation in victories with 20.
Fantastic. Way to go
Salukis sweep Evansville and move in to third place with three conference games remaining.
SWEEP!#Salukis win 8-5 behind another complete-game from Brianna Jones.
Vermejan was 2-3 and Sydney Jones had 3 RBIs. pic.twitter.com/iFib0NMUNQ
— SIU Softball (@SIU_Softball) April 29, 2018
Drake earned the #MVCSoftball regular-season title, taking the No. 1 Seed for the third-time in school history. The Championship beings Thursday (May 10), starting at 11:02am in Des Moines, Iowa. All games can be viewed on ESPN+. https://t.co/tRSumY1jgY pic.twitter.com/Ey1ZRo4zlz
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) May 6, 2018
.@SIU_Softball takes home Defensive Player of the Year honors! pic.twitter.com/YkRksLXHlr
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) May 10, 2018
Five members of the SIU softball team received All-MVC honors at the annual awards banquet on Wednesday evening. https://t.co/eoJ7CripS7
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) May 10, 2018
Here is the updated bracket after today’s games at the @MVCsports Championship is Des Moines.#Salukis play @RedbirdsSB at 1:32, @MSUSoftball at 6:32 if they advance. pic.twitter.com/oZgiDv6Kxw
— SIU Softball (@SIU_Softball) May 11, 2018
Big 1st inning for the Salukis in the semi-finals.
4-0 SIU going to the bottom of the 1st.
Sydney Jones with a grand slam for the Salukis!
6-6 going to the 5th.
7-6 Salukis going to the 7th. Finish them off Salukis!
7-6 Salukis going to the 7th. Finish them off Salukis!
Salukis add insurance with a 2 run HR. 👍
Decker with a two-run blast to put SIU up 9-6. Top 7.
On to the MVC title game. Salukis hold off the Bears 9-8.
Great job SIU. One win away from the NCAA tournament.
