AUGUSTA, Ga. – UNCP's Loren Bartz was named the Peach Belt Conference's Player of the Week while fellow Brave Alex Hartshorn was named the PBC Freshman of the Week, it was announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon, for their efforts this past week in helping lead Pembroke to a 6-1 record on the week.

Bartz was outstanding for the Braves in seven games last week, hitting .667 (10-15) with a 1.400 slugging percentage. The junior hit three home runs and drove in seven with two doubles and three runs scored. She collected two hits in four of the seven games, including a perfect 4-for-4 mark in a doubleheader sweep of Georgia College.

At the 2010 FMU Patriot Invitational, Bartz hit home runs against Alderson-Broaddus, St. Andrews and Queens in consecutive games, driving in a pair in each contest. Bartz is now tied for the league lead in home runs and is third in slugging, third in on-base percentage and seventh in RBIs.

Hartshorn went 5-0 on the week with a pair of victories over GCSU before picking up three wins at the Patriot Invitational. She allowed only five runs (four earned) in 25.0 innings pitched, striking out 19. For the week she recorded a 1.12 ERA while walking only six batters.

Opponents batted only .227 against her on the week. Against Queens on Sunday she pitched a complete game shutout, giving up five hits in seven innings of work striking out six Royals. Made six appearances, pitching two scoreless innings in relief in a loss to #22 Lenoir-Rhyne.

Hartshorn is sixth in the PBC in ERA and tied for ninth in strikeouts.