May 8, 2006
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Player of the Week
Samantha Findlay, Michigan
So., 1B, Lockport, Ill./Lockport
Findlay picks up her first Player of the Week laurel after batting .833 in the final two Big Ten regular season games of the season with two doubles, a grand slam, five RBI, a .875 on-base percentage and a.1.667 slugging percentage. In game one against Michigan State, the Lockport, Ill., native went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI. She followed with another solid performance, going 2-for-2 with a double, a grand slam, two walks and one run scored in the final game of the week. Findlay increased her Big Ten batting average by 70 points to rank sixth in the league at .370.
Pitcher of the Week
Courtnay Foster, Northwestern
Sr., Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro
Foster was named Pitcher of the Week after tallying a 2-0 record and a 0.50 ERA last week, while also helping the Wildcats claim their first Big Ten regular season title since 1987. Against DePaul, she held the Blue Demons to just three hits, while striking out seven for the 3-1 win. She then pitched a gem in her final career regular-season outing, throwing a three-hit shutout, while fanning nine batters at Illinois to pick up her 20th win of the season. Foster's nine K's gave her 204 on year, making her just the second Wildcat to strikeout 200 batters in all four seasons at Northwestern (The other was Lisa Ishikawa (1984-1987)). Foster earns her sixth Big Ten Player of the Week accolade as she was also honored twice in 2003 (March 3 and May 5) and 2004 (Feb. 12 and April 19), and once during the 2005 season (March 1).
