Courtesy of Summit League
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois infielder Payton Abbott was named Summit League Player of the Week while teammate Kacyee Hart and IUPUI’s Brooke Boetjer garnered the league’s Pitcher of the Week awards for their performances during the week of Feb. 15-21.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PAYTON ABBOTT, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Fr. // IF // Stillman Valley, Ill.
- Named Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in her career
- Helped the Leathernecks to a 3-1 weekend at Total Control Sports Invitational in Rosemont, Ill.
- Hit .500 (5-for-10) over the week, with an on-base percentage of .615 to go with an .800 slugging percentage
- Went three-for-four with a RBI and run scored in 8-4 win over Green Bay
- Ranks second in the league with her .417 season batting average
Previous honorees: Feb. 15 – Sydney Hames, Omaha
Also nominated: Kelly Peverly, IPFW; Delilah Wright, IUPUI; Logan Moreland, North Dakota State; Lia Mancuso, Omaha
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
BROOKE BOETJER, IUPUI
Sr. // RHP // Fillmore, Ind.
- Earned her fourth career Summit League Pitcher of the Week award and first this season
- Went 2-0 with a 1.94 ERA at the Total Control Sports Invitational in Rosemont, Ill.
- Tossed two complete games, including working all 11 innings in the Jaguars’ 6-5 win over Indiana State
- Allowed only one earned run in complete-game win over Green Bay while striking out five batters
KACYEE HART, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Sr. // RHP // Franfort, Ill.
- Collected her first career Pitcher of the Week award, becoming the first Leatherneck pitcher to earn the honor since 2011
- Picked up her first two wins of the seasons with her two complete games vs. Green Bay and UIC
- Registered nine strikeouts in 14.0 innings pitched with a 2.00 ERA
- Pitched a complete-game shutout in 1-0 victory over UIC
Previous honorees: Feb. 15 – Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State
Also nominated: Sarah Lazarowich, IPFW; Laura Roecker, Omaha; Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State; Madison Frain, South Dakota
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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women’s basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to “See The Summit”, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly “Inside The Summit League” show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
