Boswell, Askins Earn SAC Weekly Honors

USAO baseball player Russell Boswell and softball pitcher Dana Askins have recently earned honors from the Sooner Athletic Conference. Boswell was named the SAC Player of the Week for Feb. 28-March 6, while Askins was tabbed as the SAC and Region VI Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 21-27.

Boswell, a 6-foot-2 sophomore shortstop from Chickasha, batted .454 (10-for-22) on the week, including six runs scored and five RBIs. Boswell also had two doubles and six walks. The Drovers went 5-3 for the week, including doubleheader sweeps over Rogers State and Peru State, Neb., last weekend.

For the season, Boswell leads the Drovers with a .415 batting average, a .484 on-base percentage, and eight doubles. He is second on the team with a .566 slugging percentage, third with eight RBIs, and has five stolen bases in six attempts. USAO is 8-10 overall, and begins conference play this weekend.

Askins, a 5-10 junior from Moore, allowed just one earned run and seven hits over 15 innings in No. 5 USAO’s doubleheader sweep Feb. 22 over No. 10 Bacone College. The left-hander struck out 12 batters against three walks.

Through 21 games, Askins is 7-4 with a team-best 71 strikeouts and 0.54 earned-run average. At the plate, she has posted a .281 batting average, and is third on the team with a .423 slugging percentage. Askins also leads the Drovers with a .426 on-base percentage and eight stolen bases.