COLUMBIA, Mo. – After a big weekend for No. 16/19 University of Missouri softball at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, outfielder Casidy Chaumont has been named SEC Co-Player of the Week, the Southeastern Conference announced on Monday.
Over the weekend, Chaumont batted .615 (8-for-13) with six runs, a double, two home runs and three RBI. To open the weekend, she recorded two outfield assists in the win over No. 9/11 Oregon, throwing out runners at home and at third base.
Against Texas Tech, Chaumont went 2-for-3 with a crucial double down the right field line with one out in the fifth inning. She would represent the tying run, allowing the Tigers to walk it off in the seventh for a 2-1 victory.
Chaumont’s heroics continued against San Diego State. In her first at bat of the day, she reached on an infield single and an error by the first baseman allowed a runner to come home. In extra innings, the Tigers were trailing by a run and Chaumont stepped up to the plate with one out and a runner on third. She crushed the first pitch that she saw over the left field wall for a walkoff two-run home run.
The left fielder went 2-for-2 with two runs in the Tigers’ 10-0 run-rule victory over No. 5 Washington. She recorded three-straight multi-hit games for the first time in her collegiate career.
Chaumont delivered a solo home run in the weekend finale against No. 6 UCLA, driving a 1-2 pitch over the center field wall as a part of the Tigers’ comeback attempt.
This week’s award marks Chaumont’s first weekly honor of her career.
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The Tigers will open the 2022 home slate on Friday against St. Thomas as a part of the Mizzou Tournament.
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Players Mentioned
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#12 Casidy Chaumont
- OF
- 5′ 10″
- Redshirt Junior
- R/R
