Fort Wayne Sweeps Initial Weekly Softball Honors
Fort Wayne Sweeps Initial Weekly Softball Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Kayti Hanson and Miranda Kramer were named The Summit League's Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their performances during the season opening weekend, Feb. 7-9. The awards mark the initial Player and Pitcher of the Week awards of the season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kayti Hanson, Fort Wayne
Jr. // 2B // Elk River, Minn.
Hanson collects her first career Player of the Week award after leading the Mastodons to an undefeated (4-0) opening weekend, tying the school record for the best start to a season, and the Hampton Inn of Dunn Invitational title. The junior second basemen tallied at least one hit and one run in every game, including three multi-hit games and one multi-run game. Hanson opened the season going 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored as the Mastodons shutout the two-time Horizon League Champion, Valparaiso, 6-0. The Elk River, Minn., native saved her best performances for day two of the tournament. In the 9-3 win over UMass-Lowell, she was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, three runs scored, a RBI and a stolen base. In the weekend finale 5-0 shutout of Campbell, she was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and a RBI. For the weekend, Hanson posted a .667 batting average (8-for-12) with a .917 slugging percentage, .643 on-base percentage, three doubles, six runs scored, three RBI and a stolen base.
Also nominated: Alyssa Neff, IUPUI; Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; Campbell Ditto, Omaha; Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; Devan Larsen, South Dakota State; Teagan Walsh, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne
Jr. // LHP // Burlington, Iowa
Kramer earns her fourth career Pitcher of the Week honor after a pair of complete-game shutouts and a save at the Hampton Inn of Dunn Invitational. The Burlington, Iowa, native opened the season with a two-hit shutout over two-time Horizon League Champion, Valparaiso, fanning 14 batters. Later in the day, she struck out three batters in two innings of work to record a save against Seton Hall. In the tournament finale, the left-handed hurler tossed a one-hit shutout against Campbell, retiring 10 batters on strikes. For the weekend, Kramer struck out 27 and did not allow a single run, while yielding six walks, three hits in 16 innings of work for a 0.00 ERA, holding her opponents to a .060 batting average. She currently leads the league in ERA, strikeouts and strikeouts per seven innings.
Also nominated: Cassie Vodde, IUPUI; Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Dana Elsasser, Omaha; Rachel Cue, South Dakota; Kacyee Hart, Western Illinois.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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