USD’s Keil, NDSU’s Sertic Earn #SummitSB Weekly Honors

2/27/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota infielder Shelby Keil was named Summit League Player of the Week while North Dakota State pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic earned the league's Pitcher of the Week award for their performances during the week of Feb. 20-26.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SHELBY KEIL, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // IF // Longmont, Colo.

Named Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in her career
Recorded .600 (9-for-15) average over the weekend with a .611 on-base percentage and .800 slugging percentage
Drove in two runs with three doubles in five games while scoring seven times
Had a double in three consecutive games along with having three multi-hit games during the weekend
Currently ranks first in the league in batting average (.455)

Also nominated: Kelly Pevely, Fort Wayne; Maggie Good, IUPUI; Kelsey Marlow, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Feb. 13 – Brittney Morse, South Dakota State; Feb. 20 – Kelly Pattison, Omaha

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

Earned her third Summit League Pitcher of the Week award this season and ninth in her career
Had six strikeouts in 1-0 loss to South Carolina on Friday, finished with four strikeouts in 1-0 loss to the Gamecocks on Saturday
Gave up 13 base-hits in 19 innings, finished the weekend with an ERA of 1.47 and tallied 11 strikeouts
Currently leads the league in ERA (1.49) and strikeouts (73)

Also nominated: Olivia White, Fort Wayne; Rachel Cue, South Dakota; Emily Ira, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Feb. 13 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Feb. 20 - Jacquelyn Sertic, 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 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 @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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