MONTICELLO – Senior Meredith Heckel has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Softball Player of the Week, according to the weekly release from the league office sent Tuesday.
 
Heckel (Hot Springs, Ark.) went 3 for 7 from the plate with three RBI in two wins over Christian Brothers on Friday, March 21 at Blossom Field.
 
“Meredith is very deserving of this award,” said head softball coach and UAM director of athletics Alvy Early. “(Heckel) has been a great leader this season, and it’s players like her that will keep us in contention for a conference title.”
 
The following is a portion of the GSC Weekly release:
Heckel made the most of her opportunities, picking up three hits in a series sweep over West Division rival Christian Brothers. No hits were bigger than in game one, when the senior connected for a two-run walk-off homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning. That shot was her ninth on the year, and pushed UAM to a 3-1 record in league action.

The Blossoms and Lady Bucs met again yesterday (March 24) resulting in a double header split with CBU winning game one 1-0 and UAM winning game two 5-3. The Blossoms (10-16, 4-2 GSC) play again on Thursday, when the team hosts Missouri-St. Louis for a non-conference double header starting at 1 p.m. at Blossom Field.