NDSU’s Reina, UNO’s Hinrichs Earn #SummitSB Weekly Awards

2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Alyssa Reina and Omaha's Jaylee Hinrichs were named The Summit League's Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their performances Feb. 9-15.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Reina, North Dakota State
So. // C // Auburn, Calif.
Alyssa Reins earns her first career Summit League Player of the Week award after leading NDSU to a 3-2 record in the San Diego State Campbell/Cartier Classic over the weekend. Reina went 3-for-3 with a triple, home run and seven runs batted in in the 13-4 win over Central Michigan Friday. The seven RBI were a career-high and one off the school single-game record. Reina had the game-winning home run, a two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, in the 2-0 win over Seton Hall. For the weekend, Reina hit .429 with two home runs and 11 runs batted in.

Also nominated: Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; Lindsay Burke, Fort Wayne; Roni Patterson, IUPUI; Elyse Eitel, South Dakota State; Campbell Ditto, Omaha.

Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha
Fr. // RHP // Lincoln, Neb.
Jaylee Hinrichs has been named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the first time in her career after her performance at the Eagle Challenge in Apex, N.C. over the weekend. Hinrichs pitched two complete games against North Carolina Central and Virginia on her way to a perfect 2-0 record. She gave up only two hits and struck out nine in a 7-1 victory of N.C. Central Friday. For the week, she totaled 15 strikeouts while only allowing three earned runs for an ERA of 1.50.

Also nominated: Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Rachel Cue, South Dakota; Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; Bryana Clark, South Dakota State.

Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State

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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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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