LAFAYETTE, La. — UL’s Christi Orgeron and Ashley Brignac secured this week’s edition of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Softball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week awards Wednesday as voted upon by the state’s sports information directors.
 
A senior outfielder for the Cajuns, Orgeron added three long balls and 11 RBIs as she collected hits in five of Louisiana’s six games last week. That brings her impressive season totals to 15 home runs to go along with 73 RBIs, tops in the NCAA. Her fourth grand slam of the season came in the series opener at Middle Tennessee State and tied her with former Ragin’ Cajuns All-American Gabriele Bridges for the second-most in a season in NCAA history.
 
A senior hurler for the Cajuns, Brignac fired a quartet of complete games highlighted by two shutouts to move her ledger to 15-2 for the season. The River Ridge, La. native notched her sixth one-hitter in an 8-0 triumph of Middle Tennessee during the middle game of the series. She moved into sole possession of third place in program history and claimed her 85th career victory on Sunday.
 
It’s the sixth weekly award for Orgeron and the fifth for Brignac from the LSWA.
No. 7/8 Louisiana (38-2, 13-2) returns to action this weekend as they play host to FAU in a three game series. The two squads will play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 21, that will air on the Sun Belt Network (Comcast Sports Southeast and Cox Sports TV). Game one will air live at 11:05 a.m. with game two airing on delay. The game will also be available on ESPN3.com outside of the Sun Belt Network footprint.
 
The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, April 22, at 1:05 p.m. and will be broadcasted by local television KLAF.
 
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Cory Weigel
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University of Louisiana

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