Moore and Garrick Sweep C-USA Softball Honors
April 12, 2004 | Softball
April 12, 2004
University of Louisville freshmen Courtney Moore and Kady Garrick swept Conference USA Softball Player of the Week honors for the period ending April 11. Moore was named C-USA Hitter of the Week for leading her team to a 5-0 record including a shutout sweep over DePaul and Garrick was named Pitcher of the Week for throwing two wins and posting an ERA of 0.64.
Moore, a freshman shortstop from Visalia, Calif., helped Louisville to a 5-0 record on the week, including a three-game shutout sweep of DePaul. She batted .467 over the stretch (7-for-15) with two home runs and one double. The rookie hit safely in each game and had a team-leading six RBI and .933 slugging percentage. Moore went 2-for-3 with a home run in the U of L's 8-1 win at Western Kentucky and 2-for-3 again in the Cards' 2-0 win over the Blue Demons. She currently leads the team with 36 RBI, a .585 slugging percentage and is third on the team with a .375 batting average.
Garrick, a freshman right-hander from Tucson, Ariz., led Louisville from the mound last week with two winning appearances including a shutout victory over conference foe DePaul on Friday. She went 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA over the week. In 11 innings pitched, she allowed just one run, walked one batter and held her opponents to a .194 batting average. Garrick (15-4) currently boasts an ERA of 1.72 and leads the team with five shutouts.
The Cardinals (32-10) are first in the C-USA standings with a 13-2 league record and are currently in the midst of a school record 10 game winning streak. U of L will travel to the University of Houston to play the Cougars (28-16, 7-5) who are tied for fourth in the conference standings. The teams will play a doubleheader on April 17 at 2:00 p.m. and a single game on April 18 at 2:00 p.m.
