ST. LOUIS – Freshman Sarah Maddox (Henderson, Nev.) of the Drake University softball team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Softball Newcomer of the Week, the league office announced Monday, Feb. 27.
Maddox crushed the ball at the Mardi Gras Classic in Lafayette, La., to help Drake finish with a 5-1 record. She went 8-for-18 (.444) at the plate with three home runs, three walks, five runs scored and 10 runs batted in. Maddox tallied a .944 slugging percentage and compiled a .524 on-base percentage.
Maddox struck out just once in the six games and smashed a three-run home run against then No.