RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Despite playing just two games last weekend due to weather cancellations, Southern Arkansas again claimed one of the league's weekly top performers as freshman infielder Sarah Pitre was named the Great American Conference's Freshman of the Week per the conference offices on Tuesday morning. The honor is the first collegiate accolade for Pitre in her career and comes following a powerful weekend at the plate.

Pitre recorded the best game of her young career in a five-inning, 9-1 win over UT-Permian Basin at the North Texas Softball Bash. The rookie from Youngsville, La. went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBI. All three of her hits went for extra bases as she belted a pair of home runs and a double. She finished with a slash of .500/.500/1.667.

Through the first six games of her career, Pitre is hitting .429 (6-for-14) with two doubles and two home runs and has produced six RBI and five runs scored. She owns a slugging percentage of 1.000 and a team-leading on-base percentage of .556.