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Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Kami Kortokrax, Ohio State
Jr. – SS – Westerville, Ohio – Bishop Hartley – Major: Communication
Hit .500 with a 1.125 slugging percentage, two home runs, five RBI and four doubles as Ohio State went 6-0 last week with sweeps of Penn State and Maryland
Left Saturday’s game vs. Maryland with an injury, returning to the lineup on Sunday and hit a two-run home run in her first at bat as Ohio State completed the weekend sweep of the Terrapins with a 3-2 win
Went 2-for-3 in Friday’s game with a home run and a double
Had a walk-off double in the seventh inning in a 2-1 win over Penn State to complete a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday
Went 5-for-7 (.714) with three doubles, two RBI and a .750 on-base percentage in two games vs. Penn State on Tuesday
Finished the week with at least one extra base in in four of six games
Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Melina Wilkison (March 20, 2023)
Pitcher of the Week
Ashley Miller, Northwestern
Gr. – RHP – Leo, Ind. – Leo – Master’s: Management
Went 3-0 and did not allow an earned run in 18.2 innings pitched, limiting opposing batters to a .148 batting average and striking out 22 batters while allowing just nine hits
Allowed just three hits (.083 opposing batting average) in 11.2 innings pitched throughout a weekend series at Purdue, striking out 12 batters
Tossed a complete game, allowed just one unearned run and struck out 10 in a 4-1 victory over Illinois on Tuesday
Threw just 65 pitches and allowed one two hits in a 5.0 inning complete game shutout over Purdue on Friday, her fifth shutout on the season
Entered in relief and pitched 6.0 scoreless innings against Purdue on Sunday, allowing one hit and striking out six in a 7-3 extra-inning victory
Last Northwestern Pitcher of the Week: Ashley Miller (April 15, 2024)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Alex Cooper, Indiana
UTIL – Mooresville, Ind. – Mooresville High School
Hit for a .353 average for the week with two home runs and six RBI along with 12 total bases and three walks
In a win over Notre Dame, Cooper his two home runs, including the walk-off grand slam to give Indiana the 5-3 win
Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Taryn Kern (May 8, 2023)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Ella Stephenson, Michigan
OF – Algonac, Mich. – Algonac – Major: Movement Science
Led the Wolverines with a .462 batting average (6-for-13) with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage
Posted three extra-base hits and seven RBI
Recorded two hits and two RBI in the midweek win over Michigan State and tallied a career-high three hits and five RBI in the series finale vs. Nebraska with two triples and the game-ending home run in the sixth inning
First Wolverine player to record two triples in a game since 1998
Earns second-straight Freshman of the Week honor and third of the season
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Ella Stephenson (April 15, 2024)
2024 Big Ten Softball Honorees
Feb. 12
PL: Katie Wingert, Gr., RU
P: Bridget Nemeth, Fr., PSU
F: Jasmyn Burns, OSU
Feb. 19
PL: Britain Beshears, So., MSU
Sydney Gray, Sr., NEB
P: Brianna Copeland, Jr., IND
F: Jaeya Butler, MSU
Feb. 26
PL: Billie Andrews, Sr., NEB
P: Ashley Miller, Gr., NU
F: Bridget Nemeth, PSU
March 4
PL: Kaitlyn Morrison, R-Sr., PSU
P: Liv Grey, Gr., MSU
F: Ashlynn Campbell, PUR
March 11
PL: Sydney Gray, Sr., NEB
P: Courtney Wyche, Gr., MD
F: Jasmyn Burns, OSU
March 18
PL: Billie Andrews, Sr., NEB
P: Ashley Miller, Gr., NU
F: Jenissa Conway, MICH
March 26
PL: Kansas Robinson, So., NU
P: Lauren Derkowski, Jr., MICH
F: Bridget Nemeth, PSU
April 1
PL: Jess Oakland, So., MINN
P: Jalen Adams, So., IOWA
Courtney Wyche, Gr., MD
F: Ella Stephenson, MICH
April 8
PL: Sarah Stone, Jr., IND
P: Mattie Boyd, Gr., RU
F: Izzy Cunnea, NU
Bridget Nemeth, PSU
April 15
PL: Keke Tholl, Sr., MICH
Morgan Smith, Sr., RU
P: Ashley Miller, Gr., NU
F: Ella Stephenson, MICH
April 22
PL: Kami Kortokrax, Jr., Ohio State
P: Ashley Miller, Gr., NU
F: Alex Cooper, IND
Ella Stephenson, MICH