Courtesy of the Big Ten
Player of the Week
Sierra Lawrence, Michigan
Jr., CF, Snellville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian
- Belted five home runs to help the Wolverines post a 5-0 record at the ASU Louisville Slugger Invitational, including two wins over nationally ranked Arizona State
- Led all Big Ten players last week with a .786 batting average, .750 on-base percentage and 2.000 slugging percentage
- Drove in 11 runs and scored nine times while stealing three bases on three attempts
- Recorded a pair of two-homer games, knocking out two in the first inning in the tournament opener vs. Toledo and two in the finale vs. No. 21 Arizona State
- Collects her first career Player of the Week award and second career weekly conference honor
- Last Michigan Big Ten Player of the Week: Kelsey Susalla (Feb. 23, 2015)
Pitcher of the Week
Sara Groenewegen, Minnesota
So., RHP, White Rock, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary
- Struck out 23 batters while not allowing an earned run in 13.0 innings of work
- Tallied 14 strike outs and gave up just one hit in a complete-game shutout victory over Mississippi State
- Added nine strikeouts and scattered three hits in a 1-0 loss to UAB
- Leads all conference pitchers with an ERA of 0.56 and 106 strikeouts this season
- Wins her third career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor and sixth weekly conference plaudit
- Last Minnesota Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Sara Groenewegen (Feb. 9, 2015)
Freshman of the Week
Tera Blanco, Michigan
1B/RHP, Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina
- Posted a .375 batting average, .474 on-base percentage and 0.625 slugging percentage as Michigan extended its winning streak to 18 games
- Tallied six RBI and five runs scored while registering at least one hit in each game
- Extended her hitting streak to seven games
- Added two strikeouts in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief appearances in her collegiate debut in the circle
- Wins her first career weekly honor
- Last Michigan Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Megan Betsa (Feb. 24, 2014)
