4 USC Aiken softball players earn All-Peach Belt honors

USC Aiken softball standouts Autumn Fisher, Kate Newberry, Lakyn Phillips and Peri Rouillard have been named to the Peach Belt Conference all-conference team, as announced by the league office.

Newberry and Phillips picked up first-team honors while Fisher and Rouillard earned second-team accolades.

Newberry, a native of Watkinsville, Ga., has a team-best 10 home runs and 42 RBI. She leads the squad with 101 total bases and a .673 slugging percentage. Newberry has a team-best 18 walks to her credit and accounts for a 1.116 OPS. Newberry has 14 multi-hit games this season, including five three-hit contests.

Phillips, a native of Lexington, leads the team with a 2.57 ERA and 16 victories. She's tossed 154 strikeouts and has limited opponents to a .239 batting average. The hurler has tossed 138⅔ innings and has the school record for career saves. She's in the top five for virtually every pitching category in school history including wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, appearances, starts, shutouts and saves.

Phillips was named PBC Pitcher of the Week on March 10 and again on April 21.

Fisher, a native of Inman, has had a sensational rookie campaign. She's hitting .352 and has pounded out 50 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs. She leads the squad with 15 stolen bases and has crossed home 31 times. Fisher has driven in 22 runs and has 82 total bases.

Fisher was tabbed PBC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 3.

Rouillard, a native of Lexington, leads the Pacers with a .405 batting average. The newcomer has 47 hits, including 15 that went for extra bases. She leads the team with six triples and 33 runs scored. The standout has 11 steals and sports a .586 slugging percentage. Rouillard leads the PBC with six triples. She tied the single-game school record with two triples in the win over Erskine.

Rouillard was named PBC Player of the Week on Feb. 17.