May 9 Softball Players of the Week

Aja Sherman

On the heels of winning their first Conference USA regular season title with a series sweep at DePaul, the Louisville Cardinals swept both softball weekly honors as sophomore Audrey Rendon was named the C-USA Hitter of the Week and senior Aja Sherman was named the league's Pitcher of the Week. This marks the fourth time this season that a pair of Cardinals swept the weekly awards. Sherman's honor is her fifth of the season and ninth of her career, while Rendon's honor is the second of her young career.

Hitter of the Week
Audrey Rendon
So, 3B, Pueblo, Colo.
Rendon posted a .563 batting average on the week (9-for-16) including an 8-for-13 effort in the Cardinals’ series sweep of No. 25 DePaul. The sophomore also scored four runs and swiped five bases in the series that enabled the Cardinals to win their first C-USA regular season title. Rendon had a pair of three-hit efforts in the series in games one and three, respectively and also tripled in game three to increase her league-leading total to 10.

Pitcher of the Week
Aja Sherman, LOU
Sr., RHP, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sherman collected her fifth C-USA Pitcher of the Week award this season after tossing a pair of two-hit shutouts at DePaul. Sherman’s victory on Sunday clinched the regular season title for the Cardinals, their first in school history. In Saturday’s game-one victory, the senior fanned 14 Blue Demons, which is just one off her career high. For the season, Sherman has set a new single-season school record with 237 strikeouts.