NEW ORLEANS - Ivie Drake became the sixth Panther in school history to claim conference Player of the Year honors as she was named the 2018 Sun Belt Player of the Year, the conference announced Tuesday.
Drake leads the conference in home runs, RBI, batting average, slugging and total bases, ranks second in on-base percentage and walks and ranks third in hits and fourth in both doubles and runs scored. Among NCAA D-I players, Drake ranks 22nd in batting average, fourth in home runs, 12th in OBP, fourth in RBI, sixth in slugging, fifth in total bases and 19th in walks.