Sports Page Atlanta

Georgia Bulldog shortstop Gordon Beckham was named SEC Player of the Week. In five games this week, the junior from Atlanta batted .563 (9-for16) with 2 home runs and 8 RBI. This season he leads the SEC in hits (35) and runs scored (25) and ranks 2nd in the conference in batting (.507) and home runs (9).

The Bulldogs have the reigning SEC Player of the Week in softball, too. Sophomore Kate Gaskill went 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA this week. On Saturday she pitched a perfect game vs SEC foe South Carolina. On the season, she is 12-3 with a 0.98 ERA.