Hayes, a senior from Seagrove, N.C., wasted no time in getting her season started after seeing last year cut short due to injury.  Hayes went 6-for-8 in the Quakers season-opening sweep of Methodist University.  In a 15-3 win in game one, she went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, a pair of RBI and a stolen base.  She followed that with a 2-for-3 showing and a run scored in a 4-1 victory.  Hayes, also walked in the latter contest, has reached base in seven of her first nine plate appearances.

Softball Player Honor Roll

Angelia Miller, Eastern Mennonite (So., IF - Bridgewater, Va.)
In an 0-4 opening weekend for the Royals, Miller shined at the dish, going 6-for-9 with two runs scored.  She went 3-for-3 in a 6-4 loss to Greensboro.  Miller also walked five times.  She's reached base in 11 of her first 14 plate appearances.

Kristina Karagiorgis, Virginia Wesleyan (Jr., P/OF - Ashburn, Va.)
Karagiorgis went 4-for-5 over two wins over N.C. Wesleyan.  She went 3-for-3 with a RBI and stolen base in the Marlins' season-opening 5-2 victory.  She then smacked a three-run homer in a 9-0 win in game two.  She also pitched four innings in the latter contest, fanning eight towards her first win of the year.