Oklahoma City, OK - Power and consistency garner Towson's Holiday Cahill Week 12 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week honors
Following an outstanding weekend in the batter’s box, Towson’s Holiday Cahill (Cypress, Calif.) has been named the Week 12 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. The junior etched her name in the Tiger’s softball program record books, setting a single-game home run and RBI record after a lights out performance where Cahill sent three home runs out of the ballpark. This marks the first time that Cahill has been selected as the USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week as Cahill also earned her second career Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) weekly honor.
Power and consistency garner Towson's Holiday Cahill Week 12 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week honors
OKLAHOMA CITY — Following an outstanding weekend in the batter's box, Towson's Holiday Cahill (Cypress, Calif.) has been named the Week 12 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. The junior etched her name in the Tiger's softball program record books, setting a single-game home run and RBI record after a lights out performance where Cahill sent three home runs out of the ballpark. This marks the first time that Cahill has been selected as the USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week as Cahill also earned her second career Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) weekly honor.
"It's an amazing and a humbling honor," said Cahill. "This recognition doesn't happen without my teammates, coaching staff, trainers and our strength and conditioning coach. From the time we returned to campus on August 27, we've come together as a team and made a commitment to each other. Every kid and athlete has a dream of doing something three times in a row. I never personally have been like 'I want to hit three homers in a game'. To have it happen is amazing, however, those three homers don't mean anything if Ambar Hickman isn't dealing and my teammates aren't making plays."
Cahill started the week with a 4-for-6 performance as the Tigers squared off against Villanova in a doubleheader. Cahill collected a single while scoring a run in Towson's opening game against Villanova before exploding for a 3-for-4 performance in game two. Helping the Tigers rally from a four-run deficit, Cahill had an RBI double in the first inning and a solo home run in the sixth inning. The highlight of the week was Cahill's perfect performance in Towson's series-clinching finale against Delaware, where the junior first baseman hit two three-run home runs and a solo shot. Finishing the game 3-for-3, Cahill picked up seven RBI while scoring three times. She also added a sacrifice bunt that ultimately led to a Towson run early in the game.
"Having Holiday recognized shows how far our program has come, but also the respect that the CAA has," said Towson Head Coach Lisa Costello. "I think over the last several years, we've gotten a lot of recognition as a conference. Holiday always does whatever we need her to do. She's definitely a kid who wants to win and she's going to do everything possible to make sure that happens. I mean defensively, she's a catcher, but she moved to first base and she's become very good. She did a nice job and Sunday was a monster day for her."
For the week, Cahill was 8-for-15 for a .533 batting average and recorded an astonishing 1.400 slugging percentage while blasting four home runs and collecting nine RBI over five games. Her performance over the week helped put Cahill at second all-time in Towson softball history with 26 home runs, while her 99 career RBI is just one shy from Cahill becoming the eighth player in Towson history to drive in 100 runs. This marks the first USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week honors for Cahill and the first for an athlete from Towson.
2016 USA Softball National Collegiate Players of the Week
Week 1 (Feb. 11-14): Lexie Elkins – Louisiana-Lafayette - Senior - Catcher – Victoria, Texas
Week 2 (Feb. 15-21): Jailyn Ford – James Madison - Senior - Pitcher – Hot Springs, Va.
Week 3 (Feb. 22-28): Sierra Hyland – Cal Poly - Junior - Pitcher – Visalia, Calif.
Co-Week 4 (Feb. 29-March 6): Molly Hutchison – NC State - Junior – C/OF – San Diego, Calif.
Co-Week 4 (Feb. 29-March 6): Sierra Romero – Michigan - Senior - Infield – Murrieta, Calif.
Week 5 (March 7-13): Bianka Bell – LSU - Senior - Infield – Tampa, Fla.
Week 6 (March 14-20): Hannah Day – Troy - Senior - Outfield – Crestview, Fla.
Week 7 (March 21-27): Holly Speers – Kent State - Sophomore - Infield – Surrey, B.C.
Week 8 (March 28-April 3): Jessie Hufstetler – San José State - Senior - Infield – Atascadero, Calif.
Week 9 (April 4-10): Paige Parker – Oklahoma - Sophomore - Pitcher – Independence, Mo.
Week 10 (April 11-17): Delanie Gourley – Florida - Junior - Pitcher – Lakeside, Calif.
Week 11 (April 18-24): Astin Donovan – South Florida - Sophomore - Outfield – Guilford, Conn.
Week 12 (April 25 – May 1): Holiday Cahill – Towson - Junior - Infield – Cypress, Calif.
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