Courtesy of the Big Ten
Player of the Week
Kiki Stokes, Nebraska
Jr., OF, Olathe, Kan./Olathe East
- Batted .650, collected 13 hits, drove in 10 runs and scored 10 runs in helping the Huskers post a 4-1 record at the Hotel Encanto Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M.
- Belted two home runs and added three stolen bases on three attempts
- Hit safely in all five games with four multi-hit games and three multi-RBI efforts from the leadoff spot
- Scored a run in all five games, including four games with multiple runs scored
- For the weekend, posted a .682 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of 1.000 in 22 plate appearances
- Recorded her 100th career hit with her final hit of the weekend
- Hit her first career grand slam against Montana
- Collects her first career Player of the Week honor
- Last Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week: Taylor Edwards (April 21, 2014)
Pitcher of the Week
Sara Groenewegen, Minnesota
So., RHP, White Rock, B.C./Elgin Park Secondary
- Earned victories in all three of her starts for Minnesota at the Sportco Kick Off Classic in Las Vegas
- Fanned 26 batters on the weekend, an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game
- Scattered just eight total hits and walked only one batter in wins over No. 11 Washington, Louisville and UNLV
- Tossed a shutout with nine strikeouts against Washington
- Struck out nine batters in a complete-game victory over Louisville
- Registered eight strikeouts and surrendered zero hits in four innings of work against UNLV
- Wins her second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor and fifth weekly conference honor
- Last Minnesota Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Sara Groenewegen (April 7, 2014)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Kristina Zalewski, Michigan State
RHP, Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline
- Appeared in four of Michigan State’s five games, earning two wins and a save as the Spartans went 4-1 at the Stetson Tournament in DeLand, Fla.
- Earned two wins and a save while posting a 0.00 ERA in 11.1 innings pitched
- Recorded 14 total strikeouts, including a career-best seven against Morehead State
- Scattered five hits and did not allow any runs while issuing just three walks
- Wins her first career weekly honor
- Last Michigan State Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Stephanie Sanders (March 19, 2012)
Danielle Parlich, Minnesota
INF, Queen Creek, Ariz./Basha
- Batted .583 with seven hits and six runs scored in guiding the Gophers to a 5-0 start for the second consecutive season
- Reached base and scored at least one run in each of the team’s five games
- Tallied an on-base percentage of .643 on the weekend and a slugging percentage of 1.083 in 14 plate appearances
- Opened the season with a 3-for-3, five-RBI performance against No. 11 Washington
- Wins her first career weekly honor
- Last Minnesota Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Sara Groenewegen (April 28, 2014)
