April 7, 2008

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IRVING, Texas - Marshall All-American Rachel Folden is the Conference USA Softball Hitter of the Week after going 7-for-15 with three home runs, seven RBI while also scoring five times as the Herd went 4-0 last week with wins over No. 24 Ohio State and league foe East Carolina. Folden now has 51 career home runs to top the Marshall annals and her 42 blasts as a competitor in C-USA place her third on the all-time league list. Marshall's Caitlyn Jackson is the Pitcher of the Week after shutting down No. 24 Ohio State and East Carolina with two complete game performances. Jackson registered a 1.61 ERA on the week and the sophomore now has seven wins on the season.

CO-HITTER OF THE WEEK (4/7)
Rachel Folden - Marshall
C., Sr., Baldwin Park, Calif. (Diamond Bar)
Folden had a great week at the plate, going 7-for-15 (.467) with three home runs, seven RBIs while also scoring five runs. The Baldwin Park, Calif. native was a key component in both wins over No. 24 Ohio State. Her first homer in the second game proved to be the game-winning run, while her blast in the first game enforced the mercy rule. The Herd now has three wins over ranked teams in 2008. Folden increased her Marshall all-time home run mark to 51 and her 42 blasts as a competitor in C-USA place her third on the all-time league list. She has scored a team-high 37 runs for the Herd and is just the second player this year to hit multiple home runs in a game for Marshall. Folden led off the second game of the ECU series with a single to start the three-run first inning to help her team to the eventual win. This is the fifth career weekly honor for the All-American, her second in 2008 (Feb. 11).

PITCHER OF THE WEEK (4/7)
CAITLYN JACKSON - Marshall
P, So., Ontario, Calif. (Pomona Catholic)
Jackson was terrific inside the pitching circle for the Herd in wins over No. 24 Ohio State and C-USA foe East Carolina. The sophomore ace shutdown No. 24 Ohio State with a complete-game shutout allowing three hits with only one walk. She followed up that performance with a victory over East Carolina where she registered six-consecutive scoreless innings. The California native pitched complete-games in both outings and increased her win total to seven, while registering a 1.61 ERA. She also added five strikeouts. The weekly honor is the first of Jackson's career.