NDSU's Sobrero, UNO's Hinrichs Earn #SummitSB Weekly Honors

3/23/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Alex Sobrero has been named Summit League Player of the Week while Jaylee Hinrichs of Omaha earns Summit League Pitcher of the Week after their performances March 16-22.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State
Sr. // CF // Paradise, Calif.
Alex Sobrero earns her second Summit League Player of the Week award and the second of her career after leading North Dakota State after leading her team to a perfect 7-0 week, including a three-game sweep of Western Illinois to open league play over the weekend. The senior centerfielder went 13-for-26 from the plate, including going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in a 10-5 victory over DePaul. For the week, her on-base percentage was .536 with four RBI and nine runs scored.

Also nominated: Allie Daly, South Dakota; Eryn Dillon, IUPUI; Elyse Eitel, South Dakota State; Allie Matthewson, Omaha; Lia Romeo, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Alyssa Reina, North Dakota State; Feb. 23 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; March 2 – Cheyenne Garcia, North Dakota State; March 9 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; March 16 – Morgan Hancock, South Dakota.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha
Fr. // RHP // Lincoln, Neb.
Jaylee Hinrichs is named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season and the second time of her career after helping Omaha to an undefeated week. Hinrichs threw a pair of complete-game, one-hit shutouts. The freshman followed up a five-strikeout 8-0 win over Northern Colorado on Tuesday with a seven-strikeout 8-0 win over Fort Wayne to open league play Saturday. For the week, Omaha was 5-0 and Hinrichs threw 11.0 innings while allowing only two hits and no earned runs and striking out 12 batters.

Also nominated: Emili Escamilla, IUPUI; Kacyee Hart, Western Illinois; Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State;

Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha; Feb. 23 – Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; March 2 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; March 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State/Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; March 16 – 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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