NEW ORLEANS, La. – No. 22 University of South Alabama softball senior Kaitlyn Griffith was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week after she led the Jaguars to four wins in five games with nine RBI and a .933 slugging percentage, the league office announced on Monday.
 
The honor marks USA's second in three voting periods this season, after freshman Devin Brown was selected as SBC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 9.
 
Griffith batted .467 (7-for-15) in five games last week, supplying nine RBI and four runs, including two home runs and a sacrifice fly. Griffith tied a pair of South Alabama game records in USA's 14-6, run-rule victory over 2014 Mid-American Conference champion Ball State when she supplied two home runs and recorded a career-high six RBI. The performance marked the most RBI in a game since former Jaguar standout Britany Campbell drove in six versus Southeast Louisiana on March 7, 2012. Griffith also drew a two-out walk with loaded bases for USA's go-ahead run vs. Nicholls.
 
The Centre, Ala., native is currently tied for the team lead in RBI with 13 in 14 games this season. Griffith moved into a tie for fifth in career home runs at USA last weekend.
 
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