BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Esperanza Coe its SWAC Softball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week for her outstanding performances during competition in league play.

Hitter of the Week
Coe delivered an impressive week at the plate as she hit .400 (4-of-10), contributing a homerun and a double to drive in three runs while scoring three runs herself. In game one at Alcorn State she belted her fifth homerun of the season, going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and three runs scored while pitching a complete game. Game two would see Coe barrel up two more hits in three at bats, including a double.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Coe also had a spectacular week inside the circle for AAMU as she went 2-0 with a 0.54 earned run average. She tallied two complete games and 12 strikeouts with just four walks in 13 innings. Game two of Alabama A&M’s series with Alcorn State would see Coe scatter five hits and strike out six batters to collect her seventh win of the season.
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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