(RV) Eastern Oregon University’s Grace Gaither was named the WVT Laboratory Softball Player of the Week.
 
Gaither, a junior utility player from Silverton, Ore., was a force at the plate for EOU in its 3-1 series win over No. 3-ranked Oregon Tech. She smacked three home runs against the Owls, with two coming on the first day. Gaither had multiple hits in every CCC game against OIT and tallied at least one hit in all four games. She slugged 1.417, had three extra-base hits, tallied five RBIs, scored four runs, and struck out just once against the best pitching staff in the conference. Gaither is also currently on a six-game hitting streak.