KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carleen Murray of British Columbia (B.C.) has been named the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week, and Tiffany Paul of Oklahoma City has been named the NAIA Softball Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from March 3-10 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unafilliated group nominees. 

Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Tuesdays on naia.org, Instagram, and Twitter.

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NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week

Carleen Murray, British Columbia (B.C.) - JR - Pitcher

• Murray tossed 16.0 innings last week in two games and was near perfect.
• In the 2-0 game one victory over Warner Pacific (Ore.), she allowed just two hits and struck out 25 batters, setting a new Cascade single-game record and one strikeout shy of the NAIA National Record.
• In game two, Murray ran it back, striking out six batters in four innings pitched, averaging 13.56 strikeouts per seven innings in the doubleheader.

NAIA Softball Player of the Week

Tiffany Paul, Oklahoma City - SR - Outfield

• Paul saw the ball well during the four-game set against Central Christian (Kan.) last week.
• She secured ten hits, with one double and four long shots, helping the Stars to a 4-0 week.
• Over the 14 total at bats, her slash was .714/.733/1.643

For a full archive of the 2024 NAIA Softball Players of the Week, click HERE