NORFOLK, Va. – Savannah State softball sophomore shortstop Brianna Harris was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Week, while teammate freshman third baseman Cortni Jones was named the MEAC Rookie of the Week, announced by the conference on Monday.
 
This is Harris' first MEAC weekly award this season, while this is Jones' second MEAC Rookie of the Week award this season and the Lady Tigers' sixth MEAC weekly award this season.
 
Harris batted .615 (8-for-13) in a three-game sweep against North Carolina Central University last week on Monday and Tuesday with eight runs scored, five RBIs, three doubles and a triple.  She added two stolen bases, three putouts and five assists.
 
The Jacksonville, Fla., native went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in a 9-0 win in game one, 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a double in a 5-2 win in game two.
 
Harris went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, three RBIs, two doubles and a triple in a 15-11 comeback victory.  Harris made a great defensive play in the bottom of the fifth inning.  With the Lady Tigers trailing 10-3, the Lady Eagles had the winning run on second base with no outs and the ball was hit to Harris, who pumped fake the throw to first and threw the ball to third to cut the lead runner.
 
The Lady Tigers got out of the inning without a run scored to continue the game and went on to score eight runs in the top half of the next inning to take an 11-10 lead.
 
Jones batted .500 (6-for-12) with a run scored and a double with a stolen base, five putouts and six assists without recording an error.
 
The Snellville, Ga., native went 1-for-3 in game one and 3-for-4 in game two with a double and finished the series going 2-for-5 with a run scored. 

On the season, Harris is batting .297 (33-for-111) with 20 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples and 12 RBIs with nine walks, while Jones is batting .362 (34-for-94) with 20 runs scored, five doubles, seven home runs and 26 RBIs with a .639 slugging percentage and a .388 on-base percentage.  Jones' slugging percentage ranks second in the MEAC, while her home runs leads the conference and her RBIs ranks tied for third in the conference.
 
The Lady Tigers return home for the MEAC home opener with a doubleheader on Saturday against Florida A&M starting at 1 p.m. and a solo game on Sunday at noon at the Lady Tiger Softball Field. 
 
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