A day after the Cajuns swept the Sun Belt weekly softball awards, Gabriele Bridges has been named the LSWA Hitter of the Week, a day after earning Sun Belt Player of the Week Honors.

Bridges went 8-for-15 (.533) at the plate for the week with nine RBI and four home runs.  She posted the highest slugging percentage, second highest batting average and second highest on base percentage among all players at the prestigious, 18-team Judi Garman Classic.

Bridges posted her fifth multi-home run game of the season on Saturday against New Mexico, and an hour later, in the Cajuns’ next game, drew three walks to bring her season total to 30.  The Lafitte, La., has now hit 59 career home runs, the third most all-time in UL history.

In other news on Tuesday, both Top 25 polls were released with the Cajuns holding steady in the Top 20 in both.  In the USA Today/NFCA poll, UL held steady at 19^th.  In the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, the Cajuns fell from 19^th a week ago, to 20^th on Tuesday. 

To see the complete polls, click the links above.

The Cajuns return to action this weekend when they return home to host Sun Belt foe Troy at Lamson Park.  The Cajuns and Trojans are set for a Saturday doubleheader at 1:00 p.m. and a single game on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.

— Ragin’ Cajuns —