FREDERICK, Md.--Senior pitcher/third baseman Tamara Maggard of the Hood College softball team has been named the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference Player of the Week as announced by conference officials Tuesday.

A native of Baltimore, Maggard played a key role in Hood's sweep of Mary Baldwin College which clinched the regular season conference championship for the Blazers.

She picked up her first pitching victory of the season Thursday when she tossed a complete game against the Squirrels. She allowed just four earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts.

Offensively, Maggard collected a basehit in each of Hood's four games last week in addition to scoring four runs, driving in three more and stealing a pair of bases. She also handled all 13 chances in the field cleanly.

A starter in all 28 games this spring, Maggard is batting .263 with 10 RBI and leads the team with 21 runs scored.

The Blazers have one regular season contest remaining at Frostburg State University Tuesday. Hood will then travel to Chambersburg, Pa., Saturday for the AWCC tournament. The Blazers are the top seed in the tournament and will take on Wells College in the opening round game at 10 a.m.