DJ Sanders Continues To Pace SBC In Power Numbers

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun shortstop DJ Sanders continues to lead the Sun Belt Conference softball in a number of power number categories.

A junior from Columbus, Mississippi, Sanders has 16 homes runs, 37 runs batted in, and a 1.001 slugging percentage, to lead the league in all three categories.

Not only that, but Sanders also leads the nation in home runs.

A first-team All-Sun Belt Conference pick a season ago, Sanders is on pace to eclipse her power numbers from 2016, in which she hit 18 homers, while driving in 58 runs.

Sanders’ teammate, Daniella Chavez, is having a fine first season with Louisiana, ranking second in the conference with 27 RBI’s.

Coastal Carolina’s Taty Forbes leads the league in hitting, at a .464, while UL’s Kassidy Zeringue (.387) ranks 4th, Sanders (.382) 6th, and Haley Hayden (.347) 10th.

In the pitching department, Texas St.’s Randi Rupp leads the conference in wins (15), ERA. (0.97), and strikeouts (151).

The Cajuns have two pretty good pitchers in their own right, as senior Alex Stewart and freshman Alyssa Denham have combined for a 19-4 record, to go along with a 1.97 ERA.

Offensively, as a team, Louisiana is hitting a .328, with 47 home runs, both of which leads the league.

Pitching-wise, the Cajuns currently sport an overall combined team ERA. of 1.98, which ranks third, behind Texas St. (1.21), and Coastal Carolina (1.91).

This weekend, Louisiana faces a Georgia Southern teams which ranks tied for 7th in the league in hitting (.257), and last in pitching (4.30 ERA.).