April 23, 2012
Player of the Week
Amanda Wagner, Indiana
Jr., 3B, Burbank, Ill./Queen of Peace
• Reached base safely in 13 of 15 plate appearances on the week, hitting .800 in the Hoosiers' weekend series win against Northwestern
• Combined for an OPS of 1.909 against Northwestern, recording perfect on-base percentages in Games 1 and 2 of the series
• Scored six runs in the series with two in the series opener and four in the finale
• Wins her first career conference weekly honor
• Last Indiana Player of the Week: Sara Olson (April 4, 2011)
Co-Pitchers of the Week
Kayla Massey, Iowa
So., P, Foothill Ranch, Calif./Trabuco Hills
• Allowed just one run in 14.0 innings of work against Michigan State for an 0.50 ERA
• Posted two complete-game victories, allowing just 10 hits while striking out nine
• Pitched seven innings and scattered four hits while striking out seven in the series opener, before allowing six hits and fanning two in the finale
• Wins her first Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Pitcher of the Week: Chelsea Lyon (April 25, 2011)
Cassandra Darrah, Wisconsin
So., P, Corydon, Iowa/Wayne
• Posted two wins and an 0.58 ERA over the weekend to help Wisconsin to a series sweep of Penn State
• In 12.0 innings of work, struck out eight against no walks and 10 hits
• Struck out five and allowed her only run of the weekend in a complete-game effort during Game 1 before scattering just two hits with three strikeouts in Game 3
• Wins her second Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor this season
• Last Wisconsin Pitcher of the Week: Cassandra Darrah (April 9, 2012)
Freshman of the WeekBrianna Meyer, Indiana1B, Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos• Hit .556 and drove in five runs to help the Hoosiers take two of three games from Northwestern last weekend
• Recorded at least one RBI in every game of the series, including three in the series finale, while scoring three times
• Finished with two or more hits in two games of the series, going 2-for-3 in Game 1 and 3-for-4 in the finale
• Takes home her first weekly award
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: N/A
