South Dakota’s Rogers, SDSU’s Hope Earn Weekly #SummitSB Awards

3/26/2018 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota catcher Jessica Rogers garnered her second-consecutive (third of the season) Summit League Player of the Week award, while South Dakota State pitcher Madison Hope secured the league's Pitcher of the Week title for the second time this season. The two earned the awards for their performances during the week of March 19 – 25.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JESSICA ROGERS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Jr. // C // Lincoln, Neb.

Earned her third-career Player of the Week accolade, third this season, and second-consecutive
Hit .417 with an on-base percentage of .462 and a slugging percentage of 1.167
Hit three home runs, including a grand slam, and recorded 11 RBI to help South Dakota sweep league-foe Omaha
Threw out 3-of-4 would-be base stealers against Omaha, who leads the league in that category
Broke a 5-5 tie against the Mavericks in game one of the series with a grand slam
Leads the league in home runs (eight) and RBI (28)

Also nominated: Brittney Morse, South Dakota State

Previous recipients: Feb. 12 – Alyssa Fernandez, South Dakota; Feb. 19 – Alyssa Fernandez, South Dakota; Feb. 26 – Baily Janssen, South Dakota State; March 5 – Jessica Rogers, South Dakota; March 12 – Kelly Pattison, Omaha; March 19 – Jessica Rogers, South Dakota

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
MADISON HOPE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // P // Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Collected her second-career Pitcher of the Week honor, second this season
Compiled a 2-0 record with a save over Iowa and UMKC
Struck out 10 in 16.0 innings pitched with a 1.75 ERA
Struck out five in the first game at Iowa, earning a complete game 4-1 victory to help the Jackrabbits pick up their second Power 5 win of the season
Pitched two innings of shutout ball for a save in the second game against the Hawkeyes, securing SDSU's first doubleheader sweep of a Power 5 opponent at the DI level
For the week, the Jacks won five-straight contests

Also nominated: Dustie Durham, South Dakota

Previous recipients: Feb. 12 – Bailey Benefiel, Fort Wayne; Feb. 19 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Feb. 26 – Emily Ira, Western Illinois; March 5 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; March 12 – Madison Hope, South Dakota State; March 19 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State

ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Through 35 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 at eight institutions, including three 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), 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 with the University of North Dakota becoming an official member on July 1, 2018. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced nine NCAA Champions along with over 90 Academic All-Americans, nearly 100 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague.

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