Wolverines’ Meghan Beaubien and Tera Blanco and Wildcats’ Rachel Lewis receive Big Ten’s top honors this week
Player of the Week
Tera Blanco, Michigan
1B/RHP – Sr. – Huntington Beach, Calif. – Marina
Batted .600 with a .692 on-base percentage and a 1.500 slugging percentage last week while registering three home runs, 10 RBI and five runs scored in four Michigan wins, including a Big Ten series sweep of Purdue
Had three hits, including two home runs (her second career multi-home run game), and four RBI in middle game of Purdue series
Added a grand slam in the series finale against the Boilermakers, finishing with a .750 batting average, an .818 on-base percentage and a 1.875 slugging percentage during the conference series
Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
Last Michigan Player of the Week: Faith Canfield (March 5, 2018)
Pitcher and Co-Freshman of the Week
Meghan Beaubien, Michigan
LHP – Fr. – Newport, Mich. – Saint Mary Catholic Central
Went 4-0 in the circle with a 0.00 ERA last week, allowing just two hits and striking out 25 in 17.1 innings pitched as the Wolverines won all four games they played, including a Big Ten series sweep of Purdue
Tossed her second no-hitter of the season in the series opener against Purdue, striking out eight
Contributed to a midweek no-hitter against Detroit Mercy with nine strikeouts in the first four innings of a five-inning run-rule victory
Earns her fourth career Pitcher of the Week honor
Last Michigan Pitcher of the Week: Sarah Schaefer (March 19, 2018)
Earns her fourth career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Sarah Schaefer (March 19, 2018)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Rachel Lewis, Northwestern
2B – Liberty Township. Ohio – Lakota East
Batted .333 with a .429 on-base percentage and an .889 slugging percentage, three home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored last week as Northwestern won three of five Big Ten games
Hit two home runs in opening game of doubleheader at Illinois, before adding a grand slam in the nightcap against the Fighting Illini
Reached base in all three games of series against Nebraska, scoring three runs as the Wildcats earned their first-ever series win over the Cornhuskers
Earns her second career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Kenna Wilkey (March 12, 2018)