SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – St. Thomas shortstop Laken Lienhard and Omaha lefthander Maddia Groff claimed the latest Kwik Star Summit League Softball Peak Performer and Pitcher of the Week honors, League officials announced Monday.
Leinhard hit .500 during a 3-1 week for the Tommies that included a 9-4 victory over Creighton and 2-1 series win at South Dakota. In the three games against the Coyotes, the Tommie senior had multiple-hits in each contest and finished with five extra-base hits, including three homes runs and two doubles while driving in five.
In the first game of the series, the Cresco, Iowa native went 2-for-4 with a RBI-double and a run scored in a 7-1 victory. In game two, Leinhard had a RBI-double and hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning of a game the Tommies would eventually win 6-4 in 11 innings. She capped her weekend with the first multi-home run game of her career, belting a pair of go-ahead long balls in a game St. Thomas would drop 8-6.
Groff wrote her name in the Omaha history books with a rare weekend in pitching, logging 10 perfect innings in a pair of victories over North Dakota. The Omaha, Neb., native tossed three perfect innings on Saturday during the Mavericks' 20-0, run-rule victory over the Fighting Hawks, then twirled a seven-inning perfect game in the 2-0 series-clinching win over UND.
The Maverick sophomore struck out seven in her three-inning outing, then fanned 13 more in the first perfect game of the season by a Summit League pitcher. She currently leads all Summit League hurlers with a 1.70 ERA and a ledger of 13-4.
PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Laken Lienhard, St. Thomas
Sr. | Shortstop | Cresco, Iowa
- Collected the first weekly honor of her career.
- Posted a .545 batting average with three multi-hit games in a series win against South Dakota.
- Registered five extra-base hits, including three home runs in the series with the Coyotes
Also nominated: Calli Honig (North Dakota), Sammy Schmidt (Omaha), and Brooke Dumont (South Dakota State).
PEAK PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Maddia Groff, Omaha
So. | Pitcher | Omaha, Neb.
- Captured her third weekly accolade of the season.
- Tossed 10 perfect innings with 20 strikeouts in a pair of wins over North Dakota.
- Registered a seven-inning perfect game with 13 strikeouts in 2-0 series-clinching win over the Fighting Hawks
Also nominated: Hannah Burks (Kansas City), Makaela Carr (North Dakota), and Sylvia Shromoff (South Dakota State).
2025 Softball Peak Performers of the Week
February 10
Peak Performer: Ava Rongisch, Omaha
Peak Pitcher: Makaela Carr, North Dakota
February 17
Peak Performer: Sammy Schmidt, Omaha
Peak Pitcher: Maddia Groff, Omaha
February 24
Peak Performer: Rylee Henderson, North Dakota State
Peak Pitcher: McKenna Young, South Dakota
March 3
Peak Performer: Tatum Villotta, South Dakota
Peak Pitcher: Clara Edwards, South Dakota
March 10
Peak Performer: Sydney Thomason, Omaha
Peak Pitcher: Maddia Groff, Omaha
March 17
Peak Performer: Mia Jarecki, South Dakota State
Peak Pitcher: Makaela Carr, North Dakota
March 24
Peak Performer: Ella McGee, South Dakota
Peak Pitcher: McKenna Young, South Dakota
March 31
Peak Performer: Laken Lienhard, St. Thomas
Peak Pitcher: Maddia Groff, Omaha
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