Ohio State, Nebraska and Michigan Collect Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Morgan Frye, Ohio State 
Gr. – OF/UTL – Suwanee, Ga. – North Gwinnett – Major: Environmental Assessment  

• Hit .900 as the Buckeyes went 5-0 last week with a series sweep of Michigan State and wins over Green Bay and Youngstown State 
• Recorded six extra base hits (four doubles, two home runs), seven RBI, a 1.900 slugging percentage and a .923 on-base percentage 
• Frye was 7-for-8 with two home runs and four RBI in three wins at Michigan State, tallying at least one extra-base hit in each game 
• Finished with multiple hits in three of Ohio State’s five games  
• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Kaitlyn Farley (Feb. 24, 2025) 

Pitcher of the Week 
Jordy Bahl, Nebraska 
Jr. – RHP – Papillion, Neb.  – Papillion-La Vista – Major: Child, Youth and Family Studies  

• Pitched 8.1 innings and had an ERA of 0.00, recording one win and a save in Nebraska’s 3-0 weekend vs. Minnesota  
• Claimed the victory in the Huskers’ first game against Minnesota and recorded a save in game two of the series  
• Limited opponents to a .077 batting average and only allowed one hit out of the infield across 8.1 innings 
• Allowed no runs and two hits while striking out nine in the process  
• Last Nebraska Pitcher of the Week: Jordy Bahl (Feb. 17, 2025) 
   

Freshman of the Week 
Lauren Putz, Michigan 
1B/DP – Phoenix, Ariz.  – Xavier College Preparatory – Major: Sport Management 

• Hit .417 (5-for-12) over two games apiece against Maryland and Wisconsin  
• Posted a 1.083 slugging percentage with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI and a .462 on-base percentage 
• Went 2-for-3 with four RBI in the weekend opener against the Terrapins and drove in the game-tying run in the third inning in the second game vs. Maryland  
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Ella Stephenson (April 30, 2024) 

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 
March 24 
PL: Morgan Frye, Gr., OSU 
P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB 
F: Lauren Putz, MICH