{"id":159404,"date":"2026-03-10T17:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159404\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:30:36","slug":"schafer-takes-home-first-career-player-of-the-week-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159404\/","title":{"rendered":"Schafer Takes Home First Career Player of the Week Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW ORLEANS \u2013 App State Softball freshman Taylor Schafer<\/a> has been named the Sun Belt Player of the Week after tallying a four-homer, 14-RBI weekend during App State’s sweep of the Mountaineer Classic.
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\nSchafer’s standout performance included two grand slams, one against Furman on Friday and the other against Queens on Sunday. She became the second Mountaineer this season to hit multiple grand slams, and gives App State five grand slams on the season.
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\nEntering App State’s game on Tuesday, Schafer leads all Sun Belt freshmen in home runs (eight) and RBIs (28). These marks also rank in the top 10 nationally among freshmen.
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\nThe infielder totaled a career-best six RBIs against Queens in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader thanks to her second career multi-homer game. She tallied two hits in all but one game and posted a .583\/.571\/1.583 slash line for the Mountaineer Classic.
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\nThrough 22 games this season, Schafer leads the team in walks (13) and ranks second on the team in home runs (eight), RBIs (28) and slugging percentage (.746). Schafer ranks third in the Sun Belt in RBIs, fourth in the league in home runs and 12th in the conference in OPS.
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\nSchafer’s early collegiate success follows a stellar career at Lake Central High School, where she posted a career .485 batting average. She was a 2023 first-team all-state selection and a two-time all-conference honoree in high school.
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\nSchafer The Mountaineers are set to play back-to-back midweek contests in Charleston, starting with a competition against College of Charleston on Tuesday, before opening up Sun Belt play on Friday at Coastal Carolina. First pitch for both midweek games in Charleston is slated for 5 p.m.
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