After one week of Ohio Valley Conference softball action, it’s very clear that Tennessee Tech is the team to beat. However, they will be pushed by a handful of teams for the conference title.

The Golden Eagles (19-8, 4-1) got a pair of players voted player and pitcher of the week. Junior Tia Brenning posted a 3-0 record in OVC play last week with a 1.05 ERA, allowing one hit against Tennessee State, two in Saturday’s win over Eastern and three in Sunday’s victory over the Panthers.

Senior catcher/designated hitter Amy Goad registered a .455 batting average, including two doubles and two home runs for an .818 slugging percentage last week. Goad also had seven RBIs during the six games, in which the Golden Eagles went 5-1.

The Golden Eagles have won 13 of their last 15 games to improve to 19-8 overall, posting a 5-1 record last week with the lone defeat coming in extra innings at TSU.

The Skyhawks (13-12, 3-1) took two of three contests from defending OVC champ Eastern Kentucky over the weekend. The Skyhawks managed to sweep a doubleheader from EKU on Saturday. Catcher Sarah Daws came through with the game-winning hit in the ninth inning of game one. Meredith Ramsey had an exceptional week, hitting .318 with three runs scored. Junior college transfer Kristin Runyan went two-for-three against EKU in the second game, a 4-3 Skyhawk win.

She had two doubles in the contest and an RBI. Nicole Davis worked seven innings and gave up two earned runs in winning game two.

Eastern (5-18, 0-3) was swept over the weekend by Tennessee Tech in the team’s OVC opener. The Panthers were shut out in both games on Saturday, falling 4-0 and 9-0.

Freshman Cassandra North leads the Panthers offensively with a .278 average, while senior Kristen Becker has been the best in the circle with a 2.99 ERA.

EIU will host Illinois for a doubleheader on Wednesday and travel to Tennessee-Martin for a three-game series this weekend.