Player of the Week
Lilli Piper, Ohio State
SS – So. – Norton, Ohio – Walsh Jesuit
Posted a .727 batting average, .750 on-base percentage and 1.364 slugging percentage with two home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored to help the Buckeyes sweep their opening Big Ten series at Maryland
Had multiple hits and drove in at least one run in all three games of the weekend set
Went 3-for-3 with five RBI and three runs scored in Sunday’s finale, highlighted by a grand slam
Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Alex Bayne (April 11, 2016)
Pitcher of the Week
Megan Betsa, Michigan
P – Sr. – McDonough, Ga. – Union Grove
Went 2-0 with one save and a 0.00 ERA while allowing just three hits and striking out 29 batters in three appearances and 15.0 innings pitched for the Wolverines last week
Picked up both wins over the weekend in Michigan’s three-game sweep of visiting Penn State to open Big Ten play
Collected her second no-hitter in nine days, and fifth of her career, with a five-inning, nine-strikeout performance against the Nittany Lions on Sunday
Tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout and fanned 14 Penn State batters in Friday’s series opener
Earns her ninth career Pitcher of the Week honor and third this season
Last Michigan Pitcher of the Week: Megan Betsa (March 20, 2017)
Freshman of the Week
Kendyl Lindaman, Minnesota
C – Ankeny, Iowa – Centennial
Batted .375 with a .444 on-base percentage and .750 slugging percentage as Minnesota began Big Ten play with a three-game sweep at Nebraska last weekend
Added a home run, six RBI and two runs scored to help the Golden Gophers’ cause
Drove in the game-tying run in the seventh inning of Minnesota’s comeback win on Saturday, then delivered a key three-run home run in the sixth inning of Sunday’s series finale
Earns her third career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Kendyl Lindaman (March 20, 2017)