Courtesy of the Summit League
ELMHURST, Ill. –IUPUI’s Roni Patterson and South Dakota’s Yvon Minogue have been named Summit League Players of the Week and Krista Menke of North Dakota State earns Summit League Pitcher of the Week after their performances March 23-29.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Roni Patterson, IUPUI
So. // IF // Fishers, Ind.
Roni Patterson earns her first career Summit League Player of the Week award. The sophomore infielder led the Jaguars with a .500 average (8-for-16) and a .619 on-base percentage in six games during the week. Patterson hit her ninth home run of the year, which is tops in The Summit League, and drove in two. She also scored seven times and stole three bases.
Yvon Minogue, South Dakota
Jr. // 1B // Corona, Calif.
Yvon Minogue gathers her first career Summit League Player of the Week award after leading South Dakota to a series win over IUPUI over the weekend. The junior hit .417 (5-for-12) and slugged .667 in the three-game series. In the Saturday nightcap, Minogue was 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored. She is batting .429 so far this season, which is fourth-best in The Summit League.
Also nominated: Jenna Balthazor, Fort Wayne; Cheyenne Garcia, North Dakota State; Devan Larsen, South Dakota State; Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Alyssa Reina, North Dakota State; Feb. 23 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; March 2 – Cheyenne Garcia, North Dakota State; March 9 – Ali Mosier, IUPUI; March 16 – Morgan Hancock, South Dakota; March 23 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Krista Menke, North Dakota State
Sr. // RHP // Friend, Neb.
Menke is named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the 15th time in her career and fifth time this season after her performance over the weekend. The senior helped the Bison to a 2-1 series win over Omaha, earning both victories in three-game series. Menke went the distance in both starts, allowing just seven total hits and a pair of earned runs. She struck out 22 Maverick batters to increase her league-leading strikeout total to 232 on the season. Her 18 wins also lead The Summit League.
Also nominated: Ashlyn Bender, South Dakota State; Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; Rachel Cue, South Dakota; Teagan Walsh, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha; Feb. 23 – Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; March 2 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; March 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State/Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI; March 16 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; March 23 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha.
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.
