SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – St. Thomas’ Ella Cook and Omaha Maddia Groff were named the Kwik Star Summit League Softball Peak Performer and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, league officials announced Monday. Groff earned the accolade for the second consecutive week, while Cook secured her first honor of the season.
 
Cook paced the Tommies’ offense during a 5-0 week, batting .600 (9-for-15) with 14 RBI across series sweeps of Green Bay and Kansas City.
 
Against Green Bay, Cook went 4-for-7 with eight RBI. She tallied a solo home run and a two-run single in the opener, helping St. Thomas to a 10-2 win, before delivering a 3-for-4 performance with six RBI and another home run in a 14-1 victory.
 
She carried momentum against Kansas City, going 5-for-8 with six RBI over three games. Cook notched a double and two runs scored in a 10-2 win, then drove in five runs and hit her third home run of the week in an 11-3 victory to close the series.
 
Groff helped Omaha secure the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Summit League Softball Championship, leading the Mavericks to a series sweep of South Dakota State. The sophomore posted a 2-0 record with a 0.47 ERA across two starts, striking out 13.
 
In the series opener, Groff tossed a 10-inning shutout, striking out 11 in a 2-0 win. She followed up with a five-inning outing in the finale, recording two strikeouts and giving up one run on four hits in a 9-8 victory to help clinch the series.
 
PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Ella Cook, St. Thomas
Sr. | Designated Player/Pitcher | Iowa City, Iowa

• Collected the first weekly honor of her career.
• Batted .600 (9-for-15) over five games, driving in eight runs, a pair of doulbes and three home runs.
• Rattled off nine hits in 15 at-bats with four walks and just one strikeout.
• Finished the week with a 1.333 slugging percentage and reached base at a .600 clip.

Also nominated: Bella Dean (North Dakota State), Sydney Thomason (Omaha)

PEAK PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Maddia Groff, Omaha
So. | Pitcher | Omaha, Neb.

• Captured her sixth weekly accolade of the season, second consecutive.
• Recorded two wins and 13 strikeouts over 15 innings, posting a 0.47 ERA across the SDSU series.
• Held SDSU to a .125 batting average in the series opener, striking out 11.

Also nominated: Piper Reed (North Dakota State), Ella Cook (St. Thomas)
 
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
 
April 7
Peak Performer: Rylinn Groff, Omaha
Peak Pitcher: Maddia Groff, Omaha
 
April 14
Peak Performer: Callie Honig, North Dakota
Peak Pitcher: Ava Kleinfeldt, St. Thomas
 
April 21
Peak Performer: Abby Gentry, South Dakota State
Peak Pitcher: Maddia Groff, Omaha
 
April 28
Peak Performer: Ella Cook, St. Thomas
Peak Pitcher: Maddia Groff, Omaha
 
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