IUPUI's Mosier, NDSU's Menke Named #SummitSB Athletes of Week
IUPUI's Mosier, NDSU's Menke Named #SummitSB Athletes of Week
ELMHURST, Ill. –IUPUI's Ali Mosier has been named Summit League Player of the Week while Krista Menke of North Dakota State earns Summit League Pitcher of the Week after their performances March 30-April 5.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ali Mosier, IUPUI
Jr. // IF // Simi Valley, Calif.
Ali Mosier collects her third Summit League Player of the Week award of the season and the fourth of her career after leading IUPUI to a 4-1 record last week. The junior infielder hit .500 (9-for-18) along with belting six home runs in the five games during the course of the week. Mosier had two two-home run games, including the series finale against Fort Wayne to give the Jaguars the series victory. Her season home run total is now 12, which leads The Summit league. For the week, she accounted for 18 total runs, scoring 10 and driving in eight, along with stealing four bases.
Also nominated: Alyssa D'Agostino, South Dakota State; Logan Moreland, North Dakota State; Emily Olszewski, Fort Wayne; Tonya Peterson, Omaha; Teagan Walsh, 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; March 23 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; March 30 – Roni Patterson, IUPUI/Yvon Minogue, South Dakota.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Sr. // RHP // Friend, Neb.
Menke is named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the 16th time in her career and sixth time this season after her performance over the week. The senior appeared in all five games (three starts), helping North Dakota State to a two-game sweep of Nebraska and taking two of three from league-rival South Dakota. Menke went the distance in all three of her starts and racked up 23 strikeouts, including 12 in a 9-2 win over the Coyotes, extending her league-leading strikeout total to 255 on the season. For the week, Menke was 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA while only giving up nine base hits in 24.2 innings pitched.
Also nominated: Emili Escamilla, IUPUI; Teagan Walsh, Western Illinois.
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; March 23 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha; March 30 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State.
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 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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