May 8, 2024

Fayetteville State freshman Angelica Locklear (Lumbee) named the CIAA Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Week

Fayetteville State’s Angelica Locklear, a freshman from Pembroke, NC, was named the CIAA Softball Week #6 Food Lion Defensive Player of the Week. The first baseman collected a career-high 13 putouts in the Broncos’ 9-8 victory over Johnson C. Smith. Fayetteville State had a total of 21 putouts and 17 assists.

 Locklear has participated in 25 games so far this season and has a season’s total of 194 putouts and eight assists from the first base position. She holds a fielding average of .981 with only four errors. Angelica has been involved in nine double plays.

Locklear bats .346 with 28 hits from 81 appearances. She has hit four home runs and seven doubles. Angelica has batted in 26 and has scored eight runs.