Oregon, UCLA and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards 

Oregon, UCLA and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Ducks’ Flannery, Bruins’ Tinsley and Badgers’ Lewis receive weekly recognition

Player of the Week

Katie Flannery, Oregon
So. – 3B – Birmingham, Ala. – Spain Park – Major: Psychology

• Hit .692 (9-for-13) with a double, a triple, four home runs and 12 RBI to help Oregon win its Big Ten opening series at Washington

• Scored nine runs and had a slugging percentage of 1.846

• Homered twice and had five RBI in the Ducks’ 9-0 win on Friday

• Hit another home run and drove in three in the game two win

• Went 2-for-3 in the final game with the Huskies

• Began the week with a home run as part of the Ducks’ school record 15-run first inning on Monday vs. Abilene Christian, finishing the game 3-for-3 with four RBI and tied the school record scoring four runs

• Last Oregon Player of the Week: Katie Flannery (March 17, 2025)

Pitcher of the Week

Taylor Tinsley, UCLA

Jr. – RHP – Lawrenceville, Ga.  – George Walton Academy – Major: Psychobiology

• Recorded a win and a save while striking out 11 over 6.0 scoreless innings to help UCLA sweep Purdue in its first-ever Big Ten series

• Started in the game one win and allowed just two of the 16 batters she faced to reach base, striking out 10

• Marked her third double-digit strikeout outing of the season and third of her career

• Faced the minimum in all but one of her five innings in game one, not allowing a runner in scoring position

• In game two, Tinsley needed just 11 pitches to earn her second save of the season in a 2-1 victory

• Has not allowed a run in each of her last three appearances

• Last UCLA Pitcher of the Week: Taylor Tinsley (March 17, 2025)

Freshman of the Week

Kendra Lewis, Wisconsin

P/DP – Milan, Ill.  – Rock Ridge – Major: Educational Studies

• Helped power Wisconsin to a 2-1 series win over Illinois

• Lewis hit .545 (6-for-11), while hitting a home run in each game of the three-game series

• Recorded multiple hits and RBI in all three games, totaling eight RBI and slashed a 1.364 slugging percentage and a .583 on-base percentage

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Molly Schlossler (March 14, 2022)

2025 Big Ten Softball Honorees
Feb. 10
PL: Jasmyn Burns, So., OSU
P: Lorin Boutte, Fr., OSU
F: Emma Cox, ORE
Feb. 17
Co-PL: Hannah Lindsay, Sr., IOWA
Co-PL: Ava Kuszak, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE
Feb. 24
PL: Kaitlyn Farley, Sr., OSU
P: Lyndsey Grein, Jr., ORE
F: Rylee McCoy, ORE
March 3
PL: Alexis DeBoer, Fr., WASH
P: Stevie Hansen, Sr., WASH
F: Kaniya Bragg, UCLA
March 10
PL: Brooke Klosowicz, So., PSU
P/F: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU
March 17
PL: Katie Flannery, So., ORE
P: Taylor Tinsley, Jr., UCLA
F: Kendra Lewis, WIS