FOREST, Va. – Emory & Henry College's Cameron Derr has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week, ODAC officials announced Monday afternoon. It is the second time in her career that Derr has earned weekly league honors.

The senior pitcher from Denver, North Carolina earned a pair of complete-game wins in the circle last week as the No. 17 Wasps went 4-0, retaining the top position in the ODAC standings. She allowed just two runs on eight hits with 24 strikeouts, boasting a 12.00 K/7 ratio.

Thursday against Ferrum College, Derr fanned 11 as she allowed just one run on five hits as the Wasps beat the Panthers 8-1. In game one of Saturday's doubleheader at Bridgewater, the right-hander struck out 13 while permitting one run on three hits with the Wasps grabbing a 2-1 win over the Eagles.

For the season, Derr has a 10-1 record in 12 appearances with a 3.30 ERA. She tops the ODAC with 101 strikeouts and a 10.10 K/7 ratio. She is tied for third with 10 wins and is also third in complete games (8).

Additionally, senior pitcher/designated player Alex Braun (Lexington, S.C.) was honored by the league as ODAC Softball Player of the Week. It is time in program history that the Wasps have swept weekly honors from the conference office.

No. 17 Emory & Henry (21-3, 11-1 ODAC) next plays on Thursday when it resumes its doubleheader with No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan University. The games will be played starting at 3:00 p.m., on the campus of Averett University in Danville, Virginia. VWU leads 4-0 in the top of the second inning of game one.

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