UMKC's Broyles, UNO's Elsasser Earn Softball Weekly Honors

2/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Kansas City's Liz Broyles and Omaha's Dana Elsasser were named The Summit League's Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, for their performances Feb. 18-24.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Liz Broyles, Kansas City
Fr. // IF // Blanchard, Okla.
Broyles earns her first career Player of the Week award after helping Kansas City to a 4-1 record last week at the Blues City Classic. The freshman went a perfect 4-for-4 in the win over Indiana State and was a home run away from the cycle against Nicholls State. She went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored vs. the Colonels. The Blanchard, Okla., native added two more RBI in the win over Belmont. For the week, Broyles hit .667 (10-for-15) with a .611 on-base percentage and 1.067 slugging percentage. She had five RBI, three runs scored, two doubles and two triples for the week.

Also nominated: Jessica Lam, IUPUI; Erika Polidori, Oakland; Amber Lutmer, Omaha; Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; Kori Seidlitz, South Dakota State; Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Feb. 11 – Jessica Lam, IUPUI; Feb. 18 – Erika Polidori, OU.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Dana Elsasser, Omaha
Jr. // RHP // Hershey, Neb.
Elsasser collects her second Pitcher of the Week honor this season after contributing in all four Omaha wins at the Jackson State Tournament. In a 5-0 win over host Jackson State, the junior went seven innings and surrendered just two hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Also on Saturday, she pitched 1.2 innings of one-hit softball in relief for her first save of the season in a 6-5 win over Evansville. In the win over Evansville on Sunday, Elsasser went six innings, fanning two batters in the 9-1 victory. For the week, Elsasser went 2-0 with a 0.47 ERA, 12 strikeouts and one save.

Also nominated: Nikki Thomas, IUPUI; Deanna Friese, Kansas City; Erin Kownacki, Oakland; Erica Denney, South Dakota; Teagan Walsh, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Feb. 11 – Dana Elsasser, UNO; Feb. 18 – Whitney Johnson, NDSU.

ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.

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