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UNO's Pock, NDSU's Sertic Claim #SummitSB Weekly Awards
Pock earns second straight award, Sertic earns season's fourth honor

ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha catcher/outfielder Kourtney Pock 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 March 14-20.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KOURTNEY POCK, OMAHA
Fr.  // C/OF // Scottsdale, Ariz.

• Named Summit League Player of the Week for the second straight week
• Belted her first two career grand slams during the week, including one against No. 23 Nebraska
• Racked up 10 RBI and 14 total bases while slugging .875 with a .412 on-base percentage
• Freshman has hit in five straight games and reached base safely in 11 straight

Also nominated: Jenna Balthazor, IPFW; Taylor Chitwood, IUPUI; Jackie Stifter, North Dakota State; Kelsey Marlow, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Feb. 15 – Sydney Hames, Omaha; Feb. 22 – Payton Abbott, Western Illinois; Feb 29 – Jackie Stifter, North Dakota State; March 7 – Tierney Bottino, Western Illinois; March 14 – Kourtney Pock, Omaha

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

• Earned her fourth Summit League Pitcher of the Week award this season
• Contributed in all three wins for NDSU (3-0) over the week, going 2-0 in the circle with a save
• Tossed a complete game vs. Maryland, racking up seven strikeouts and allowing only one earned run
• For the week, posted a 0.58 ERA with 14 strikeouts and only giving up five hits in 12.0 innings pitched
• Currently leads The Summit League in wins (12), ERA (2.05) and strikeouts (91)

Also nominated: Demitra Burns, IPFW; Kaitlynn Moody, IUPUI

Previous honorees: Feb. 15 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Feb. 22 – Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI / Kacyee Hart, Western Illinois; Feb. 29 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; March 7 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State / Emily Ira, Western Illinois; March 14 – Laura Roecker, 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 www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleagueand watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl. 

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