Delta State University

Colben Patin, a freshman outfielder for the Delta State softball team, has been named CableOne Gostatesmen.com Female Athlete of the Week for the first time this season.
 
Patin drove in a career-high four runs in Delta State's 8-7 walk-off victory over Valdosta State on Monday, April 24. The Lady Statesmen faced a five-run deficit in the series finale, but Patin's three-run home run and RBI single allowed Delta State to pull within one run and overtake the Blazers in extra innings for the program's first three-game sweep over Valdosta State University in school history. For her efforts, she was named Gulf South Conference Player of the Week for the week ending April 24.   
 
Her three-run home run was the first of her career as a Lady Statesman. Patin finished the weekend with a team-best .556 batting average after going 5-for-9 at the plate with a team-high seven RBIs. She currently leads the team in slugging percentage (.577) and is third in batting average (.346).  

The Lady Statesmen are scheduled to return to action on April 29-30, as they travel to Clinton, Miss., to face in-state rival, Mississippi College, for a three-game series beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 29, at 4 p.m. and concluding with a single game on Sunday, April 30, at 2 p.m.