Oregon and Northwestern Claim Final Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Ducks’ Ma’ake and Wildcats’ Mason earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Stefini Ma’ake, Oregon
So. – 1B/DP – San Diego, Calif. – Academy of Our Lady Peace
- Hit .636 (7-for-11) with a double, two home runs and eight RBI to lead No. 11 Oregon to a series win at No. 5 UCLA
- In game one, Ma’ake hit two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Ducks to an 8-2 win
- In game two, Ma’ake went 4-for-5, and her fourth inning two-RBI double broke a 6-6 tie and put Oregon ahead for good
- It was Oregon’s first series win at UCLA since 2015
- Last Oregon Player of the Week: Elon Butler (April 6, 2026)
Pitcher and Freshman of the Week
Marina Mason, Northwestern
Fr. – P – Brentwood, Tenn. – Brentwood
- Went 2-0 with two complete games in the circle as Northwestern earned a series victory over Minnesota
- Posted a 0.50 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP) and limited Minnesota to a .085 opposing batting average throughout the weekend
- Tosses a one-hit shutout in Sunday’s 6-0 win, recording her Big Ten-leading seventh complete game shutout of the season
- Carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and retired 22 of 25 batters faced throughout Sunday’s game, while striking out a career-high 12
- Allowed just three hits and one run in 7.0 IP in Friday’s 5-1 win, retiring eight of the last nine batters she faced
- Last Northwestern Pitcher of the Week: Marina Mason (April 20, 2026)
Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Marina Mason (March 23, 2026)
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
Feb. 23
PL: Jordan Woolery, Sr., UCLA
P: Hannah Camenzind, Sr., NEB
F: Allison Oneacre, PSU
March 2
PL: Aly VanBrandt, Jr., IND
P: Julia Gossett, Jr., PUR
F: Bri Alejandre, UCLA
March 9
PL: Jordan Woolery, Sr., UCLA
P: Julia Gossett, Jr., PUR
F: Anna Moore, PUR
March 16
PL: Aly VanBrandt, Jr., IND
P: Alexis Jensen, Fr., NEB
F: Anna Moore, PUR
March 23
PL: Kaniya Bragg, So., UCLA
P: Jordy Frahm, Sr., NEB
F: Marina Mason, NU
March 30
PL: Hilary Blomberg, Jr., WIS
Co-P: Jenna Molk, Fr., OSU
Co-P: Sophia Ramuno, Sr., WASH
F: Kaycie Burdick, WASH
April 6
PL: Elon Butler Sr., ORE
P: Jordy Frahm, Sr., NEB
F: Taryn Ho, ORE
April 13
PL: Emma Raye, Jr., NU
P: Lyndsey Grein, Sr., ORE
F: Alexis Jensen, NEB
April 20
PL: Jordan Woolery Sr., UCLA
P: Marina Mason, Fr., NU
F: Anna Moore, PUR
April 27
PL: Avery Parker, Sr., IND
P: Jordy Frahm, Sr., NEB
F: Breanna Hanik, PSU
May 4
PL: Stefini Ma’ake, So., Oregon
P/F: Marina Mason, Fr., NU