Nebraska, Maryland and Ohio State Claim Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Sydney Gray, Nebraska
Sr. – 3B – Tucson, Ariz. – Sabino – Major: Finance
Recorded a home run three times in four games last week, helping Nebraska to a 3-1 record
Averaged more than 1.0 hit, 1.0 run and 1.0 RBI per game, while also averaging 1.0 extra-base hit per game
Scored a run in all four games and had an RBI in three of four games
Went 3-for-4 with a double and two home runs against South Alabama, setting a career-high with three extra-base hits and trying her career-highs in hits and home runs
Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Billie Andrews (Feb. 26, 2024)
Pitcher of the Week
Courtney Wyche, Maryland
Gr. – RHP – Silver Spring, Md. – Montgomery Blair– Master’s: Management
Pitched nine innings in a 3-2 win over Boston College
Struck out a season-high 11 batters, pitching her 38th complete game of her career
11 strikeouts is the second most in a single game this season in the Big Ten
Last Maryland Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Wyche (April 3, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Jasmyn Burns, Ohio State
C/UTL – Menifee, Calif. – Murrieta Mesa – Major: Psychology
Hit .500 with a .857 slugging percentage and a .533 on base percentage in five games for Ohio State at the Tennessee Invitational
In the weekend finale vs. South Dakota, Burns went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI
Recorded a hit in each of the Buckeyes’ five games
Defensively, threw out three base runners on the weekend, including Tennessee’s Kiki Milloy, who had 40 stolen bases last season and 16 this season
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jasmyn Burns (Feb. 12, 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