WIU's Goss and NDSU's Menke Garner Weekly Softball Honors
WIU's Goss and NDSU's Menke Garner Weekly Softball Honors
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ELMHURST, Ill. - Western Illinois' Jamie Goss and North Dakota State's Krista Menke were named The Summit League's Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 19-25.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jamie Goss, Western Illinois
Sr., IF
Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina Memorial
Goss captures her second career Player of the Week honor and first of the season after leading the Fighting Leathernecks to a series win over Southern Utah and recording two multi-hit games and two multi-run games. She opened the week hitting a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in non-league play against Illinois-Chicago. The infielder bettered that performance going 2-for-2 at the plate with two triples, three RBI and one run in the 8-0 win over Southern Utah. For the week, Goss hit .545 (6-for-11) with a .600 on-base percentage, five runs, four RBI, two triples and three walks.
Also nominated: Brittany Kachur, IPFW; Kelly Fischer, UMKC; Jamie Gay, North Dakota State; Leah DiCristofaro, Oakland; Kassie Loe, South Dakota.
Previous winners: Feb. 13 - Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois; Feb. 20 - Amanda Grable, North Dakota State; Feb. 27 - Mikkel Griffin, Southern Utah; March 4 - Courtney Cronin, IPFW; March 12 - Mikkel Griffin, Southern Utah; March 19 - Tessa Loewen, Southern Utah & Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Fr., RHP
Friend, Neb./Friend
Menke earns her third career Pitcher of the Week award and third-straight this season after helping the Bison post a 3-0 record last week and remain undefeated (6-0) in league play. The freshman pitcher threw two complete-game shutouts, her fifth in the last six games, against Oakland allowing six hits, all singles, in a combined 14 innings of work, while surrendering no walks. In the series finale against Oakland, she tossed her seventh two-hitter of the season. For the week, she fanned 15 batters, while yielding six hits and no runs in 14 innings of work for a 0.00 ERA. Menke leads the league in overall wins (13), wins in league play (5), four of which were shutouts, and ERA in league play (0.21).
Also nominated: Megan Flenniken, IPFW; Deanna Friese, UMKC; Abbie Richardson, Oakland; Erica Denney, South Dakota; Kelsey Michelini, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Feb. 13 - Whitney Johnson, North Dakota State; Feb. 20 - Deanna Friese, UMKC; Feb. 27 - Cinda Ramos, UMKC; March 4 - Heather Black, Southern Utah; March 12 - Courtney Cronin, IPFW & Krista Menke, North Dakota State; March 19 - Krista Menke, North Dakota State.
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