Big Ten Announces Softball Players of the Week

Indiana's Amanda Wagner was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday.

Indiana's Amanda Wagner was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday.

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 Week
Brianna Meyer, Indiana
1B, 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

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