Courtesy of the Big Ten
Player of the Week
Lindsey Schmeiser, Maryland
Jr., SS/2B, Dunkirk, Md./Northern
•Posted an .833 batting average, .857 on-base percentage and 2.000 slugging percentage as Maryland claimed a pair of wins over Lafayette
•Tallied three extra-base hits, including two home runs, over the weekend
•Scored five times over the two games from the lead-off spot
•Collects her first career Player of the Week award
•Last Maryland Big Ten Player of the Week: N/A
Pitcher of the Week
Sara Groenewegen, Minnesota
So., RHP, White Rock, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary
•Struck out 22 batters in three complete-game victories, allowing just 12 hits with a 0.64 earned run average (ERA)
•Pitched an eight-inning shutout against Cal Poly, giving up just three hits
•Guided Minnesota to its first-ever win against Fresno State
•Leads all conference pitchers with an ERA of 0.96 and 155 strikeouts this season
•Wins her fourth career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor and seventh weekly conference plaudit
•Last Minnesota Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Sara Groenewegen (March 3, 2015)
Freshman of the Week
Rebecca Hall, Rutgers
1B/DH, Fairfax, Va./Fairfax
•Notched at least one hit in each of Rutgers’ four wins at the Michele Smith Spring Break Tournament
•Led the team with a .533 batting average over the weekend, recording a team-high eight hits
•Tallied a career-high three RBI in Rutgers’ 8-5 win over Massachusetts
•Registered a 1.000 slugging percentage and .520 on-base percentage during the tournament
•Recorded her first collegiate home run against Green Bay
•Wins her first career Big Ten weekly honor
•Last Rutgers Big Ten Freshman of the Week: N/A
