Highlanders earn NTJCAC weekly honors

McLennan Softball's Natalie Klenda and Trinity Allen earned the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Awards for April 21-26. Klenda, a freshman from Wichita, Kansas, was named the Pitcher of the week. She was 2-0 in the circle against Vernon, allowing six hits and one run with four strikeouts in seven innings of work. Allen, a sophomore first baseman from Cypress, was selected as the Position Player of the Week.She had a .571 average in the four-game series against Vernon last week with one double, six home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs scored.