Accetturo Named NFCA/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week
3/29/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Tide senior shortstop Dominique Accetturo has been named the NFCA/Louisville Slugger as announced by the organization this afternoon.
Accetturo hit .533 (8-15) during the week including an average of .417 (5-12) in the Tide’s three-game sweep of second-ranked Tennessee over the weekend. She recorded six RBI, five of which came in the Tide’s series with Tennessee. She had three multi-hit games over the four-game span while also going perfect in the field recording six putouts and registering seven assists without an error. She posted a slugging percentage of .667 and an on-base percentage of .563. Accetturo was involved in either the game-winning or game-tying RBI or run in all three victories over the Lady Vols, recording the game-winning RBI in Game 1; she also recorded a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth against Tennessee in Game 2 to cut the lead to 4-3. She then came around to score the winning run on the next batter. She also scored the game-tying run in Alabama’s Game 3 victory over the Lady Vols.
The honor marks the first time in her career that Accetturo has received the award and the second time this season a Bama player has been named the NFCA/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week. Stephanie VanBrakle received the honor on March 14.
Accetturo was also named this week’s SEC Player of the Week and USA Softball National Player of the Week for her efforts.
