Roth Tabbed BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week
April 27, 2009 | Softball
April 27, 2009
Louisville junior catcher Melissa Roth is the BIG EAST softball Player of the Week after producing a .667 batting average as the Cardinals rolled to a 3-1 record last week. This marks her third BIG EAST Player of the Week nod this season.
The Long Beach, Calif., native had at least one hit in each of the Cardinals' four games last week, including four that went for extra bases. The junior notched a .786 on-base percentage, after being hit by a pitch twice and being walked three times. Roth hit a home run in both of Louisville's wins in the doubleheader with Georgetown on April 25. In the second game of the twin bill with the Hoyas, Roth's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Cardinals a 4-2 win in walk-off fashion. She leads the team with 14 homers on the season and is just three home runs shy from tying the school record.
U of L (43-7, 18-4 BIG EAST) will play host to in-state rival Kentucky Tuesday, April 28 at 5 p.m. at Ulmer Stadium.
