LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has announced their weekly honors and UMass Dartmouth student-athlete
RaeLynn Perregaux was selected as the Division III Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week.
Her national honor comes on the heels of Monday's selection as the Little East Conference Player of the Week. She is the only softball player in the LEC this season to be honored with National Player of the Week honors.
Perregaux, a third baseman from Torrington, Conn., had a career week for UMass Dartmouth. She batted an astounding .813 (13-of-16) last week, recording eight runs scored and 12 runs batted in – both team-high's – as a starter in all four games. Of her 13 hits, four were doubles, one a triple and two were home runs. She had a .824 on-base percentage to go along with a 1.563 slugging percentage on the week.
In a 12-2 game one win (5 innings) at Keene State on Tuesday, she went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and six runs batted in. In addition to a double, Perregaux belted a two-run and a three-run home run in the top of the fifth against the Owls. In game two, she went 4-for-4 again with two runs scored and three runs batted in – hitting a pair of doubles in the contest.
Perregaux went on to hit 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI in a 17-4 game one (6 inning) win at WestConn on Saturday. She posted a double in that contest before going 1-for-3 in an 8-5 game two win over the Wolves – which saw her hit a triple with a run scored.
On the season, Perregaux is batting a team-high .441 (49-of-111) as a starter in all 30 games. Of her hits, she has recorded 15 doubles, two triples and five home runs – all team-high's. Perregaux has produced 31 runs scored with 26 RBI – also team-high's – and has a .748 slugging percentage to go along with a .475 on-base percentage. In 111 at-bats, she has walked just seven times and struck out only three times.
During her junior campaign, Perregaux earned All-LEC First Team honors, posting a career-high 54 hits on 122 at-bats for a career-best .443 batting average as a starter in all 38 games. She led the team with a .656 slugging percentage as well as a .474 on-base percentage, recording career-highs with 30 runs batted in and 18 total doubles. She finished the season with 23 runs scored, two home runs, one triple, and five stolen bases.
Perregaux has played 147 total games so far in her Corsair career, including 144 as a starter, posting a .370 batting average (178-of-481). Of her 178 hits, 47 have been doubles with five triples and 11 home runs. Perregaux has 99 runs scored with 90 runs batted in during that time. She also owns a .557 career slugging percentage with a .405 on-base percentage, adding 21 stolen bases.
UMass Dartmouth returns to action Tuesday afternoon, hosting Eastern Connecticut State University at the UMD softball field. The Little East doubleheader begins at 2:30pm. Game two is set to begin around 4:30pm and is the Corsairs Game of the Week.
