Noble, Kramer and Menke Earn Weekly Awards
Noble, Kramer and Menke Earn Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Lizzie Noble was named The Summit League's Softball Player of the Week, while Fort Wayne's Miranda Kramer and North Dakota State's Krista Menke were Pitchers of the Week for their performances April 14-20.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lizzie Noble, Omaha
Fr. // DP // Bennington, Neb.
Noble garnered her first career Player of the Week honor after driving in 13 runs and leading Omaha to a 4-0 record. In the Mavericks win at Iowa State, Noble hit a two-run first-inning double to put her team up early in a 3-2 victory. Facing Summit League foe South Dakota State, Noble hit .615 (8-of-13) with 11 RBI in a three-game sweep. Noble went two-for-four with a run scored and RBI in the opening game. In game two, she belted a three-run home run and totaled four RBI and a run scored in a two-hit outing. Noble went four-for-five with three runs scored and six RBI, finishing a double short of the cycle, in the series finale. For the week, Noble recorded nine hits, five runs and a pair of round-trippers. She slugged 1.231 in league play and 1.059 for the week.
Also nominated: Roni Patterson, IUPUI; Alex Bousquet, Fort Wayne; Katie Cochran, South Dakota.
Previous honorees: 2/10 – Kayti Hanson, Fort Wayne; 2/17 – Larissa Franklin, Fort Wayne; 2/24 – Amber Lutmer, Omaha; 3/3 – Dani Pugh, Fort Wayne; 3/10 – Amanda Grable, North Dakota State & Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois; 3/17 – Katie Dinning, South Dakota; 3/24 – Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois; 3/31 – Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois; 4/7 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; April 14 – Hillary Kartman, Fort Wayne.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne
Jr. // LHP // Burlington, Iowa
Kramer claims her fifth Pitcher of the Week honor this season after posting a 0.41 ERA with 24 strikeouts in two starts during the week. Facing North Dakota State, Kramer struck out nine and allowed just four hits and one walk without yielding an earned run in a seven-inning win in the series finale. In the opening game of the weekend set, Kramer struck out 15 and scattered eight hits over 10.0 innings while walking one. The only run she allowed came on a home-run in a 1-0 loss.
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Jr. // RHP // Friend, Neb.
Menke garners her third consecutive Pitcher of the Week honor and fifth of the season after an 11-inning complete game one-hit victory. Facing Fort Wayne in the series opener, Menke struck out a career-high 14 batters while tossing her third one-hitter of the year in a 1-0 victory. The win marked her sixth shutout of the season. In the series finale, Menke fanned nine and yielded three hits and one walk over seven innings in a 3-1 loss. Menke posted a 0.78 ERA while allowing just four hits over 18.0 innings during the week.
Also nominated: Dana Elsasser, Omaha.
Previous honorees: 2/10 – Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne; 2/17 – Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne; 2/24 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State & Dana Elsasser, Omaha; 3/3 – Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne & Cassie Vodde, IUPUI; 3/10 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State & Dana Elsasser, Omaha; 3/17 – Megan Flenniken, Fort Wayne; 3/24 – Miranda Kramer, Fort Wayne; 3/31 – Megan Flenniken, Fort Wayne; 4/7 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; 4/14 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State & Rachel Cue, South Dakota.
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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