Courtesy of the Summit League
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State’s Alex Sobrero and Krista Menke were named The Summit League’s Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their performances Feb. 2-8, marking the initial awards of the season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State
Sr. // CF // Paradise, Calif.
Alex Sobrero earns her first career Summit League Player of the Week award after leading NDSU to a 4-1 record in the season-opening weekend at the Ramada UNI Dome Classic. Sobrero had three games with three hits, including two home runs and six RBIs. In a 9-1 victory over the University of Iowa of the Big Ten, the senior went three-for-three with three RBIs, two runs, a home run and a double. For the week, Sobrero hit .500, scored seven runs and added four stolen bases.
Also nominated: Alyssa D’Agostino, South Dakota St.; Emily Olszewski, Fort Wayne; Tierney Bottino, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Sr. // RHP // Friend, Neb.
Krista Menke has been named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the 11th time in her career after her performance in the opening weekend at the Ramada UNI Dome Classic. Menke opened the season with a five inning no-hitter against Green Bay (Feb. 6), the second of her career and the program’s 26th overall. She struck out 10 and walked four against the Phoenix. Menke also had a two-hitter against Iowa (Feb. 7) and three-hitter against Drake (Feb. 8). She matched a career-high with 14 strikeouts in the win over the Bulldogs and has nine double-figure strikeout games in her career. Menke also picked up her fifth career save in the 2-1 win over Drake (Feb. 7).
Also nominated: Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; Kacyee Hart, Western Illinois.
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 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to “See The Summit”, visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League’s Front Row app, and watch the weekly “Inside The Summit League” show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
