April 16, 2012
Player of the Week
Kasie Hatfield, Penn State
So., C, Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain
• Had at least one hit and scored at least one run in every game, recording seven RBI and scoring four times to help Penn State to a series win over Indiana
• Hit .500 in Games 2 and 3, driving in five on a double and home run in the finale to improve her hitting streak to a career-high six games
• Recorded two RBI in the series opener before scoring twice in the Game 2 win
• Wins her first career conference weekly honor
• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Cassidy Bell (March 28, 2011)
Pitcher of the Week
Haylie Wagner, Michigan
Fr., P, Orange, Calif./El Modena
• Posted a 0.00 ERA last weekend against Michigan State, recording two wins and a save
• In 13.2 innings of work, surrendered just four hits and struck out 11
• Went the distance in Games 1 and 3, giving up two hits in each outing, and came on to pitch 1.2 innings of relief to earn the save in Game 2
• Wins her fourth Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor
• Last Michigan Pitcher of the Week: Haylie Wagner (March 26, 2012)
Freshman of the Week
Sara Driesenga, Michigan
P/DP, Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville
• Hit .600 and combined for an OPS of 1.914 in the three-game set against Michigan State, also earning the win in Game 2 on the mound
• Pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, surrendering six hits in the Game 2 victory, where she also went 2-for-3 from the plate with an RBI
• Reached base twice in the series opener, where she scored a run, before hitting a solo home run in her only plate appearance in Game 3
• Takes home her second weekly award of the season
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Lauren Sweet (March 26, 2012)
