Michigan’s Meghan Beaubien, Minnesota’s Dani Wagner, Nebraska’s Tristen Edwards and Ohio State’s Niki Carver and Shelby McCombs receive Big Ten’s top honors this week
Co-Players of the Week
Dani Wagner, Minnesota
OF – Sr. – Hayfield, Minn. – Hayfield
Batted .500 with a .611 on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging percentage last weekend in leading No. 16/18 Minnesota to a 5-0 record at the season-opening SportCo Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas
Collected seven hits, including two home runs, and eight RBI, while scoring four runs during the tournament
Extended her hitting and on-base streaks to eight games each, dating back to the end of last season
Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Kendyl Lindaman (May 1, 2017)
Tristen Edwards, Nebraska
IF – So. – Murrieta, Calif. – Visa Murrieta
Registered a .524 batting average, .545 on-base percentage and .714 slugging percentage for the Huskers, who went 5-1 last weekend at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona, highlighted by wins over No. 15 Utah and No. 19 BYU
Piled up 11 hits and five RBI while scoring five runs in the six-game tournament
Delivered a two-out walk-off RBI single in the season-opening win over nationally-ranked BYU and added a career-high three hits in a run-rule victory over CSU Northridge
Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Kaylan Jablonski (April 3, 2017)
Pitcher of the Week
Shelby McCombs, Ohio State
RHP – Sr. – Newark, Ohio – Licking Valley
Posted a 3-0 record with a 0.34 earned-run average, 25 strikeouts and two complete games, working 20.2 innings in the circle last weekend, helping Ohio State win all five games it played at FAU First Pitch Classic in Boca Raton, Florida
Recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in win at Florida Atlantic
Aided her cause at the plate, batting .500 with four hits, including a home run and two RBI
Earns her first career Pitcher of the Week honor
Last Ohio State Pitcher of the Week: Alex DiDomenico (Feb. 18, 2013)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Meghan Beaubien, Michigan
RHP – Newport, Mich. – Saint Mary Catholic Central
Went 2-1 in the circle during her college debut weekend, posting a 1.11 ERA with 29 strikeouts and five walks in 19.0 innings of action at the season-opening USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament in Tampa
Tossed a six-inning no-hitter against UAB in her first career start, striking out 11 for good measure
Fanned nine and allowed just two runs in matchup with No. 2 Florida
Earns her first career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Alex Sobczak (Feb. 22, 2016)
Niki Carver, Ohio State
UT – Gainesville, Ga. – North Hall
Batted .444 with a .500 on-base percentage and .778 slugging percentage last weekend, pacing the Buckeyes to a 5-0 record at the FAU First Pitch Classic in Boca Raton, Florida
Posted eight hits, including three for extra bases, along with seven RBI and five runs scored during the tournament
Went 4-for-5 with a home run, double, three RBI and two runs scored in win at Florida Atlantic
Earns her first career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Emily Clark (March 14, 2016)
Valparaiso wins First Baseball State Title behind Crowell’s Record-Tying Performance
By Anna Kayser, Special to IHSAA.org INDIANAPOLIS - Seven innings of dominant baseball – led by senior standout Caden Crowell’s record-tying two-hit shutout and four knocks at the dish – led the Valparaiso Vikings to a 5-0 win over the Evansville North Huskies in...