Washington and UCLA Garner Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Alexis DeBoer, Washington 
Fr. – INF – Sioux Falls, S.D. – Bellevue – Major: Communication

• Led Washington at the OUTRIGGER Invitational with a .579 batting average, 1.158 slugging percentage, 11 hits, two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI 

• Recorded her first career grand slam against Howard 

• Extended her streak to eight consecutive games with an RBI, tallying a season-high four against Howard on Feb. 28 and three against Howard on Feb. 27 

• Five of the freshman’s 11 hits went for extra bases 

• Went 1-for-1 in stolen bases 

• Last Washington Player of the Week: Alexis DeBoer (March 3, 2025) 

Pitcher of the Week 
Stevie Hansen, Washington 
Sr. – RHP – Norco, Calif. – Norco – Major: Communication

• 2-0 record with a save helping the Huskies to a 6-0 weekend at the OUTRIGGER Invitational  

• Solo shutout vs. Jackson State (Feb. 27) and combined for a shutout against Howard on Feb. 28 

• 0.00 ERA in 12.2 innings in three appearances and two starts 

• Held opponents to 1 .095 batting average with just four hits allowed and one walk  

• Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts against Howard (Feb. 28) and threw seven strikeouts against Jackson State (Feb. 27) 

• Tossed 1.2 innings in relief to earn first save of the season against Hawaii with no hits allowed and one strikeout (March 1) 

• Last Washington Pitcher of the Week: Stevie Hansen (March 3, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week
Kaniya Bragg, UCLA 
INF – Garden Grove, Calif. – Pacifica High School – Major: Psychology 

• Tied with Jordan Woolery for the team-high in batting average (.474) and hits (9) over UCLA’s six games at the Judi Garman Classic last week 

• Led the Bruins with 10 runs scored a .615 on-base percentage 

• Recorded the first two home runs of her career last week. Her first home run was a solo shot versus Notre Dame on Friday. Her second homer was a go-ahead, two-run shot in the 10^th inning vs. No. 10 Arizona 

• Recorded the first three-hit performance of her career against Utah, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI 

• Notched two separate three-run performances vs. Utah and Weber State 

• Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Kaniya Bragg (March 3, 2025) 

2025 Big Ten Softball Honorees 

Feb. 10 
PL: Jasmyn Burns, So., OSU 
P: Lorin Boutte, Fr., OSU 
F: Emma Cox, ORE 
Feb. 17 
Co-PL: Hannah Lindsay, Sr., IOWA 
Co-PL: Ava Kuszak, Jr., NEB 
Co-P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB 
Co-P: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU 
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE 
Feb. 24 
PL: Kaitlyn Farley, Sr., OSU 
P: Lyndsey Grein, Jr., ORE 
F: Rylee McCoy, ORE 
March 3 
PL: Alexis DeBoer, Fr., WASH 
P: Stevie Hansen, Sr., WASH 
F: Kaniya Bragg, UCLA