AC Softball’s Mitchell Earns Player of the Week Honors Lady ‘Runner Sophomore Leads Nation in Two Categories

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A photo of Lynsey Mitchell. Photo provided: Lynsey Mitchell (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)

Angelina College softball player Lynsey Mitchell’s big day against Jarvis Christian College this past Friday didn’t just create a buzz among teammates. Her numbers also landed her Player of the Week honors from more than one organization.

Mitchell, a sophomore from Liberty Hill, finished Friday’s twin bill with five homers and 17 runs batted in. Her three-homer, 11 RBI effort in the first game set a school record in the latter category. For her efforts, Mitchell earned Player of the Week honors from both Region XIV and the National Junior College Athletic Association Fastpitch News.

From the Fastpitch News: “In just two games Mitchell posted some staggering numbers at the plate. In just five at-bats, she hit five home runs. That included three walks and 17 RBI for the two games. The sophomore nearly hit for a home run cycle in one game, hitting a grand slam, a three-run homer and a two-run shot in a single game, finishing with a new single-game RBI record of 11 runs batted in.”

Over the Lady Roadrunners’ first seven games, Mitchell leads the nation’s NJCAA Division I with seven homers and 24 RBI. She is hitting at a .545 clip with 12 hits in 22 at-bats and currently boasts a slugging percentage of a whopping 1.727. Mitchell is a Kinesiology major and the daughter of Angie Teeler and Joe Mitchell.

Photo provided: Lynsey Mitchell (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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