ROME, Ga.---Greensboro College Softball alum Sarah Connolly was named as the USA South Athletic Conference's (USA South) Decade Softball Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office earlier today.
The freshman catcher/infielder from Mount Airy, North Carolina went 6-for-10 (.600) with six runs scored, six RBI, three doubles, one home run, two walks and four stolen bases as the Pride posted a 4-0 record versus USA South competition. In a doubleheader sweep of Averett, Connolly was a combined 2-for-5 with one run scored, one run batted in and two doubles. In a doubleheader sweep of Mary Baldwin, Connolly was a combined 4-for-5 with five runs scored, five RBI, one double, one home run, two walks and four stolen bases.
The Pride won all four contests against Averett and Mary Baldwin on March 8 and 9. Those contests opened USA South play for the Pride, who finished with a 16-19 record overall and 10-12 record in USA South play in 2013.
Connolly went on to be the Pride's leading batter her junior year in 2015. Her batting average (.432) stood eighth in the USA South while her total hits (60) placed fourth in the conference. Connolly was fourth in the USA South in doubles (14) while her .497 on-base percentage was the fourth-highest total in the league. Connolly produced the exact same on-base percentage her senior year, this time placing seventh in the USA South. Connolly improved from 28 to 35 RBI from her junior to senior seasons, good for ninth in the conference. Her 26 walks was good for fourth in the USA South.
Connolly finished her career with the Pride on top as Greensboro posted a 26-16 overall record, the best in her four years on the team. Greensboro went 11-9 in USA South play and posted a 2-2 record in the USA South Softball Tournament, knocking top-seeded Piedmont out of the tournament with a 7-6 win.
Each week, the conference honors it's past award winners and top performances throughout the 2010s. Connolly joins former teammate Jackie Nicholson as Greensboro College Softball's two recipients of decade honors from the league this season.
