Oregon, UCLA and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Ducks’ Flannery, Bruins’ Tinsley and Badgers’ Lewis receive weekly recognition

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