The freshman led the Lady Wildcats to a 12-4 season-opening win over Bigelow, striking out 16 of 27 batters faced while allowing only three hits and walking one in a complete game effort.
For her performance, Myers has been selected as the TeamFunded Softball Player of the Week.
Photo of Sarena Myers by Ashley Lee
Myers also did heavy damage at the plate batting in the 3-hole, finishing 4-for-5 with four runs scored, seven runs batted in and smacked two home runs, one of which was a two-run bomb and the other a grand slam. Along with playing softball, Myers competes in basketball and is on the shooting sports team for Hector. She also plays travel softball for Arkansas Platinum – Darr 16U. Away from the field, Myers thrives in the classroom, maintaining a 3.86 GPA and is in BETA Club, ETS, as well as Upward Bound at Arkansas Tech.
Hector (1-0) is scheduled to take on Sacred Heart (Tuesday) and Mountainburg (Thursday) before finishing up the week with the 2A-4 conference opener against Westside – Johnson County.
Additional finalists: Jamee Kirk (Gentry), Brinkley Moreton (Lincoln), Sadie Sterritt (Sheridan), Skylar Sterritt (Sheridan), Jessa Wiles (Carlisle)
Coaches or Athletic Directors, please send nominations to Kyle Sutherland – kyle@naturalstatesports.com
Kyle Sutherland is a journalist and podcast host (Arkansas Preps Weekly) for The Natural State Sports Network. His written work has been featured in outlets including the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Best of Arkansas Sports and Hooten’s Arkansas Football. He is also the color commentator for 103.7 The Buzz’s high school football Game of the Week. Email Kyle at kyle@naturalstatesports.com.