Echols tallied three multi-hit games against the Aggies this weekend.
Echols Earns SEC Player of the Week
Monday, May 10, 2021 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It was announced Monday afternoon by the Southeastern Conference that third baseman Charla Echols was awarded SEC Player of the Week for her performances against Texas A&M this past weekend.
Echols turned in three multi-hit games as she went 2-for-4, 2-for-3 and 2-for-4 in the three-game series sweep against the Aggies. She batted .545 on the week going 6-for-11 at the plate with four runs scored, five RBI and two big home runs.
The Newnan, Ga. native started the weekend with a bang as she lifted the Gators to a series opening, 5-3, win via her walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Echols set the tone for the Gators 4-0 win that captured the program's eighth SEC series of the season. The left-handed hitter gave UF the initial 2-0 lead with her 13th homer of the year over the right-field wall in the 2nd inning.
She ended the weekend with two runs scored in the Gators largest comeback victory of the season that won the Gators their league leading ninth overall SEC Regular Season Championship. Her biggest hit was a one-out double to left-center in the bottom of the 7th inning to set the table for Julia Cottrill's eventual walk-off home run.
This is Echols second SEC Player of the Week award of the season and her career. Overall, the Gators won seven SEC weekly awards in 2021.
SEC Player of the Week
Charla Echols – Feb. 15 & May 10
SEC Pitcher of the Week
Katie Chronister – Feb. 24
Elizabeth Hightower – March 8 & 23
Natalie Lugo – April 27
SEC Newcomer of the Week
Julia Cottrill – March 30
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Echols turned in three multi-hit games as she went 2-for-4, 2-for-3 and 2-for-4 in the three-game series sweep against the Aggies. She batted .545 on the week going 6-for-11 at the plate with four runs scored, five RBI and two big home runs.
The Newnan, Ga. native started the weekend with a bang as she lifted the Gators to a series opening, 5-3, win via her walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Echols set the tone for the Gators 4-0 win that captured the program's eighth SEC series of the season. The left-handed hitter gave UF the initial 2-0 lead with her 13th homer of the year over the right-field wall in the 2nd inning.
She ended the weekend with two runs scored in the Gators largest comeback victory of the season that won the Gators their league leading ninth overall SEC Regular Season Championship. Her biggest hit was a one-out double to left-center in the bottom of the 7th inning to set the table for Julia Cottrill's eventual walk-off home run.
This is Echols second SEC Player of the Week award of the season and her career. Overall, the Gators won seven SEC weekly awards in 2021.
SEC Player of the Week
Charla Echols – Feb. 15 & May 10
SEC Pitcher of the Week
Katie Chronister – Feb. 24
Elizabeth Hightower – March 8 & 23
Natalie Lugo – April 27
SEC Newcomer of the Week
Julia Cottrill – March 30
FOLLOW THE GATORS
FloridaGators.com
Florida Softball on Twitter
Head Coach Tim Walton on Twitter
Florida Softball on Facebook
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