AMERICUS, Ga. -- Lacy Rutledge was named by the Peach Belt Conference as the Freshman of the Week. Rutledge becomes the fourth Lady Cane to earn a Peach Belt honor and the third to earn Freshman of the Week.

Rutledge hit .438 over five games last week with an .875 slugging percentage and five RBIs. The freshman shortstop from Monticello, Ga., had multiple hits in three games, including a 2-for-3 effort in the opener against West Georgia with a triple and an RBI. She hit .500 in a three-game series against Columbus State, hitting a home run in the opener with two RBIs and collecting doubles in games two and three, driving in two more in the finale. She is tied for seventh in the PBC in double and tied for the league lead in triples. She is also 12th in the league in batting average.