Wyatt, Kramer, Denney Earn Final Weekly Softball Honors

5/6/2013 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Kansas City's Bri Wyatt was named The Summit League Player of the Week, while Fort Wayne's Miranda Kramer and South Dakota's Erica Denney were named The Summit League Pitchers of the Week for their performances April 29-May 5, marking the final awards of the season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bri Wyatt, Kansas City
So. // OF // Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Wyatt collects her first career Player of the Week award after recording a perfect performance at the plate in three-of-four games last week. The outfielder was 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, a run scored and stolen base in a loss to Iowa State. In league play, she was 7-for-7 in the series against South Dakota State. In game one vs. the Jackrabbits, she batted 4-for-4 with two runs and followed that up by going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in game two. For the week, Wyatt hit .833 (10-for-12) overall with a .846 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage. In league play alone, she posted a 1.000 batting average (7-for-7), 1.000 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage. She added a triple, four runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases.

Also nominated: Ashleigh Bousquet, Fort Wayne; Alyssa Reina, North Dakota State; Whitney Weston, Oakland; Allie Mathewson, Omaha; Katie Dinning, South Dakota.

Previous winners: Feb. 11 – Jessica Lam, IUPUI; Feb. 18 – Erika Polidori, OU; Feb. 25 – Liz Broyles, UMKC; March 4 – Brittany Kachur, IPFW & Maritza Lopez-Portillo, NDSU; March 11 – Monica Rondon, WIU; March 18 – Eryn Dillon, IUPUI; March 25 – Alyssa Reina, NDSU; April 1 – Dani Pugh, IPFW; April 8 – Jenina Ortega, NDSU & Allie Daly USD; April 15 – Campbell Ditto, UNO; April 22 – Ashleigh Bousquet, IPFW & Sammy Marshall, WIU; April 29 – Allie Daly, USD.

PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne
So. // LHP // Burlington, Iowa
Kramer captures her third career Pitcher of the Week award and second this season after going undefeated (3-0) on the week, including tossing a one-hit shutout and setting a school record for wins in a season with 21. The Burlington, Iowa, native opened the weekend fanning nine batters in an 8-0 one-hit shutout over Detroit. She picked up her second victory of the week in a one-run win over instate league rival IUPUI striking out 11. In the series finale, she fanned 13 enroute to her second shutout of the week. On the week, Kramer posted a 3-0 record with a 0.37 ERA, striking out 24 batters, while yielding six hits, five walks and one earned run in 19 innings of work.

Erica Denney, South Dakota
Sr. // RHP // Sioux City, Iowa
Denney garners her first career Pitcher of the Week award after recording South Dakota's 5-1 win over regular season league champion North Dakota State, the Bison's lone league loss of the season. The right-handed hurler fanned six batters and did not allow an earned run in the complete-game win. For the weekend, Denney was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, striking out six, while giving up three hits and a walk in seven innings of work.

Also nominated: Deanna Friese, Kansas City; Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Erin Kownacki, Oakland; Ashton Hughes, Omaha.

Previous winners: Feb. 11 – Dana Elsasser, UNO; Feb. 18 – Whitney Johnson, NDSU; Feb. 25 – Dana Elsasser, UNO; March 4 – Miranda Kramer, IPFW & Whitney Johnson, NDSU; March 11 – Dana Elsasser, UNO; March 18 – Madison Frain, USD; March 25 – Whitney Johnson, NDSU; April 1 – Whitney Johnson, NDSU & Ashton Hughes, UNO; April 8 – Megan Flenniken, IPFW & Deanna Friese, UMKC; April 15 – Dana Elsasser, UNO; April 22 – Whitney Johnson, NDSU; April 29 – 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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