ROCK HILL, S.C. – Emory & Henry University junior shortstop Rachel Hill has been named the South Atlantic Conference Softball Player of the Week, SAC officials announced Tuesday. This year, the SAC Player of the Week awards are sponsored by WePlayed Sports.

This is the second time in her career that Hill has won weekly honors from the SAC office. She was previously honored on April 2, 2024.

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Hill led E&H to four wins at the Gold City Classic over the weekend, including a pair of run-rule victories over No. 3 University of North Georgia. The Stanardsville, Virginia native went 6-for-11 at the plate with eight RBI, five runs scored, two walks and a stolen base. She hit .545 for the week with a 1.442 OPS.

In the two games against the national powerhouse Nighthawks, Hill was a combined 4-for-6 with a double, four RBI and three runs scored. She tied the E&H record with two sacrifice flies in Saturday's game against Emmanuel (Ga.) University.

The wins over UNG represent the best wins for any E&H team in the NCAA Division II era and are the best wins for E&H softball since beating No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan in the 2017 ODAC Tournament.

Emory & Henry will host Concord University on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in a non-conference doubleheader.

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