UNO’s Hames, NDSU’s Sertic Claim First #SummitSB Weekly Awards

UNO’s Hames, NDSU’s Sertic Claim First #SummitSB Weekly Awards

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UNO’s Hames, NDSU’s Sertic Claim First #SummitSB Weekly Awards

ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha infielder Sydney Hames was named Summit League Player of the Week while North Dakota State pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic garnered the league's Pitcher of the Week award for their performances during the week of Feb. 8-14.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 SYDNEY HAMES, OMAHA
Sr.  // IF // Bennington, Neb.

  • Earned her first career Player of the Week award
  • Helped Omaha to a winning record (3-2) at the Arizona Hillenbrand Invitational  
  • Recorded a base hit in all five games for the Mavericks, including three hits and 5 RBI in 17-16 win over UCSB
  • Hit two home runs in 9-6 win over Southern Utah and added another in 8-5 win vs. Purdue
  • For the week, she hit .500 with a 1.056 slugging percentage, knocking in nine and scoring four times while only striking out once in 19 plate appearances

Also nominated: Kelly Peverly, IPFW; Taylor Chitwood, IUPUI; Bre Beatty, North Dakota State; Yvon Minogue, South Dakota; Lauren Chirnside, South Dakota State; Karissa Kouchis, Western Illinois

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
JACQUELYN SERTIC, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // P // Sparks, Nev.

  • Collected her first career Pitcher of the Week award
  • Went 1-1 in three appearances at the Texas Classic over the weekend
  • In 18.2 innings pitched, she racked up 12 strikeouts with a 3.00 ERA
  • Pitched a complete game in NDSU's 5-2 victory over North Carolina of the ACC

Also nominated: Sarah Lazarowich, IPFW; Erica Tharp, IUPUI; Abbie Clanton, Omaha

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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl. 

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