Oregon, UCLA and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Katie Flannery, Oregon 
So. – 3B – Birmingham, Ala. – Spain Park – Major: Psychology 

• Hit .692 (9-for-13) with a double, a triple, four home runs and 12 RBI to help Oregon win its Big Ten opening series at Washington 

• Scored nine runs and had a slugging percentage of 1.846 

• Homered twice and had five RBI in the Ducks’ 9-0 win on Friday 

• Hit another home run and drove in three in the game two win 

• Went 2-for-3 in the final game with the Huskies 

• Began the week with a home run as part of the Ducks’ school record 15-run first inning on Monday vs. Abilene Christian, finishing the game 3-for-3 with four RBI and tied the school record scoring four runs 

• Last Oregon Player of the Week: Katie Flannery (March 17, 2025) 

Pitcher of the Week 
Taylor Tinsley, UCLA 
Jr. – RHP – Lawrenceville, Ga. – George Walton Academy – Major: Psychobiology  

• Recorded a win and a save while striking out 11 over 6.0 scoreless innings to help UCLA sweep Purdue in its first-ever Big Ten series 

• Started in the game one win and allowed just two of the 16 batters she faced to reach base, striking out 10 

• Marked her third double-digit strikeout outing of the season and third of her career 

• Faced the minimum in all but one of her five innings in game one, not allowing a runner in scoring position 

• In game two, Tinsley needed just 11 pitches to earn her second save of the season in a 2-1 victory 

• Has not allowed a run in each of her last three appearances  

• Last UCLA Pitcher of the Week: Taylor Tinsley (March 17, 2025) 
   

Freshman of the Week 
Kendra Lewis, Wisconsin 
P/DP – Milan, Ill.  – Rock Ridge – Major: Educational Studies 

• Helped power Wisconsin to a 2-1 series win over Illinois  

• Lewis hit .545 (6-for-11), while hitting a home run in each game of the three-game series 

• Recorded multiple hits and RBI in all three games, totaling eight RBI and slashed a 1.364 slugging percentage and a .583 on-base percentage  

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Molly Schlossler (March 14, 2022) 

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 
March 10  
PL: Brooke Klosowicz, So., PSU 
P/F: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU 
March 17 
PL: Katie Flannery, So., ORE 
P: Taylor Tinsley, Jr., UCLA 
F: Kendra Lewis, WIS