Piggott batted .600 in road series at Valparaiso
ST. LOUIS – After finishing the weekend series at Valparaiso with a .600 batting average, University of Evansville softball player Eliza Piggott has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week.
Aside from her .600 batting average, Piggott completed the 3-game series slugging 1.300 while reaching base 69.2% of the time. She added a home run, five RBI, three walks, and two runs scored.
Friday’s opener against the Beacons saw Piggott go 1-3 with a walk and run scored to lead the Purple Aces to their first MVC win of the season. She followed that up with a 2-3 effort in the second game of the doubleheader. Piggott added two RBI and two walks while hitting an RBI triple in the 8th inning to add an insurance run.
Piggott put forth her top performance of the weekend on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run.
