Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Softball Player of the Week (3/11/2024)?
We have 10 players nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Softball Player of the Week from March 3-9 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.
Here are this week's nominations:
Jaidyn Devore, Barnwell
The junior pitcher fired a two-hitter with no earned runs and 16 strikeouts as the War Horses beat Williston-Elko 11-3 to open the 2024 season. Devore was also 2-for-4 with an RBI. The junior standout was also 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs in an 8-6 loss to Colleton County. In the circle, she allowed two earned runs and struck out 12.
Aubrey Holland, Greenwood
Holland delivered a two-run walkoff single, lifting the Eagles to a 4-3 win over Ninety Six.
Annie Ruth Eliason, West Florence
Eliason threw a five-inning one hitter with the maximum of 15 strikeouts as the Knights beat Myrtle Beach 5-0.
Grace Beacham, Hammond School
Beacham was 3-for-5 with a home run, double and 3 RBIs as the Skyhawks outlasted Irmo 11-10 in 9 innings. She also homered in a 12-5 win over Providence Athletic Club.
Savannah Owens, Hannah-Pamplico
Owens had two doubles and an RBI as the Raiders beat East Clarendon 3-1.
Autumn Fisher, Chapman
Fisher was 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs in the Panthers’ 4-3 victory over Boiling Springs.
Kaysen Warehime, Carolina Forest
The freshman right-hander threw a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts and also contributed to the offense with an RBI as the Panthers beat Waccamaw 7-0.
Jesse Cartrette, Loris
Cartrette, a freshman, threw a two-hitter with seven strikeouts as the undefeated Lions beat St. James 6-1. At the plate, she was 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBIs.
Jaden Ekovich, White Knoll
Ekovich smashed a three-run homer in the Timberwolves’ 12-2 victory over Westwood. She was 1-for-3 with a double in an 8-6 loss to Westwood.
Olivia Lieb, Fountain Inn
Lieb was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and 3 RBIs in the Fury’s 12-2 win over Wade Hampton. Then she went 4-for-5 with three doubles and 2 RBIs in a 16-14 loss to Laurens. Finally, she was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI as the Fury lost 8-7 to Wren in eight innings.