Michigan, Minnesota and Penn State Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Wolverines’ Putz, Gophers’ Schwartz and Nittany Lions’ Oneacre gather weekly recognition
Player of the Week
Lauren Putz, Michigan
So. – OF – Phoenix, Ariz. – Xavier College Preparatory
- Putz batted .600 (9-for-15) over the Wolverines’ five-game appearance at the Houston-HCU Invitational with a 2.067 slugging percentage and a .648 on-base percentage
- Recorded five home runs over the final three tournament games and totaled eight runs and 12 RBI on the weekend
- Posted at least one hit in each game and two apiece in the final four
- Last Michigan Player of the Week: Jenissa Conway (March 31, 2025)
Pitcher of the Week
Sydney Schwartz, Minnesota
Sr. – P/INF – Victoria, Minn. – Chanhassen
- Tallied 23 strikeouts over 16.0 innings pitches, earning two wins and a save across four appearances
- Recorded 10 strikeouts while allowing just one run in a complete game (7.0 IP) against Idaho State on Feb. 13
- Earned the win in relief against UTEP on Friday
- On Saturday, earned the save in Minnesota’s win over New Mexico State, tossing a scoreless outing (0 runs, 0 errors) with four strikeouts
- Last Minnesota Pitcher of the Week: Sydney Schwartz (April 28, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Allison Oneacre, Penn State
INF – Alpharetta, Ga. – Milton
- Helped the Nittany Lions to a 4-1 record at the Houston Invitational, highlighted by a pair of run-rule victories over Houston (10-2) and Pittsburgh (11-2)
- Hit .583, recording seven hits with six of the seven going for extra bases
- Blasted a team-high four home runs and added a pair of doubles, racking up 21 total bases and a 1.750 slugging percentage
- Her single-weekend OPS of 2.450 is the best by a Nittany Lion in 2026, and her team-leading 10 RBI helped power Penn State to outscore its opponents by a 43-11 margin across the five-game tournament
- Defensively, totaled five putouts and 11 assists for an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Bridget Nemeth (April 8, 2024)
2026 Big Ten Softball Honorees
Feb. 9
PL: Jordan Woolery, Sr., UCLA
P: Kelsey Hoekstra, So., RU
F: Bella Douglas, PUR
Feb. 16
PL: Lauren Putz, So., MICH
P: Sydney Schwartz, Sr., MINN
F: Allison Oneacre, PSU