April 9, 2012
Player of the Week
Stephanie Peace, Wisconsin
So., SS, New Braunfels, Texas
• Hit .667 and combined for an OPS of 2.033, slugging 1.333 and posting a .700 on-base percentage, helping Wisconsin to a three-game sweep of Minnesota
• Drove in three runs and scored four, also recording a stolen base in Game 2 of the series
• Helped the Badgers rally from an eight-run deficit in Game 3 of the series, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and a home run
• Wins her first career conference accolade
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Molly Spence (March 12, 2012)
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Ashley Hagemann, Nebraska
Sr., P, Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn
• Earned two wins over Illinois, allowing just three hits and one earned run for an 0.47 ERA on the week
• Tossed her first career no-hitter in Game 1, striking out 11 and walking two in the six-inning win
• Appeared in two innings of relief in Game 2 before pitching seven innings of two-hit, one-run ball in the series finale, securing the sweep of the Illini
• Wins her second Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Pitcher of the Week: Tatum Edwards (March 26, 2012)
Cassandra Darrah, Wisconsin
So., P, Corydon, Iowa/Wayne
• Recorded four wins last week, allowing just one earned run in 28 innings for an 0.25 ERA
• Won Games 1 and 2 against Minnesota, combining for 12 strikeouts in 14 innings of work in which she allowed just one earned run
• Earned midweek wins against UIC and Loyola, posting a spotless ERA and allowing just eight hits over 14 innings
• Wins her first weekly honor
• Last Wisconsin Pitcher of the Week: Eden Brock (March 6, 2007)
Freshman of the WeekMegan Blank, IowaSS, Culver City, Calif./Marymount• Finished the three-game set against Northwestern with a .667 average, slugging 1.167 and reaching base at an .833 clip
• Was perfect from the plate in Games 1 and 2 of the series, combining for three runs scored and two RBI
• In the finale, scored a run drove in three more following a bases-loaded triple
• Takes home her second weekly award of the season
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Megan Blank (Feb. 13, 2012)
