Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue and Wisconsin Claim Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Skylar Limon, Ohio State 
Jr. – OF – La Habra, Calif. – Sonora – Major: Psychology  

• Hit a team-best .600 in a 4-0 week for Ohio State which included a win over Dayton and a sweep of Michigan 
• Finished the week with eight runs scores, four extra base hits, a 1.600 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage 
• Had home runs in three consecutive games, starting vs. Dayton and continuing with one in each game of a doubleheader sweep of the Wolverines on Friday 
• Her sixth-inning two-run home run in the first game of the Friday doubleheader gave Ohio State its first lead of the game 
• Had hits in all four games and multiple hits in two games 
• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Morgan Frye (March 24, 2025) 

Co-Pitcher of the Week 
Lyndsey Grein, Oregon  
Jr. – RHP – Mokena, Ill. – Lincoln-Way Central – Major: Psychology  

• Grein led No. 5 Oregon to a series victory against No. 6 UCLA, as well as a midweek win vs. Oregon State 
• For the week, Grein was 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 13.1 innings. She struck out 18 batters, walked five and allowed nine hits, limiting opponents to a .196 BAA 
• In Sunday’s rubber game of the UCLA series, Grein pitched a three-hit shutout (five innings) and struck out three  
• In the series opener on Friday, Grein threw 5.1 scoreless innings and struck out eight in the Ducks’ 3-1 win 
• Against Oregon State, Grein threw the final two innings and struck out five in the Ducks’ come-from-behind, 5-3 win 
• Last Oregon Pitcher of the Week: Elise Sokolsky (April 7, 2025) 

Co-Pitcher of the Week 
Julia Gossett, Purdue 
So. – RHP – Massillon, Ohio. – Jackson   

• Went 3-0 on the mound to lead Purdue to a series victory vs. Illinois and a win against IU Indy 
• Recorded 27 strikeouts and a 0.91 ERA, including two complete games and one shutout 
• In her 7.0 inning performance against IU Indy, Gossett had a career-high 14 strikeouts, which tied her for fifth most strikeouts in a single game in Purdue history 
• In her 15.1 IP, Gossett surrendered just two earned runs over the week, holding opponents to a .137 BAA 
• Last Purdue Pitcher of the Week: Sydney Bates (May 7, 2018) 

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

• Helped the Badgers to a 4-0 week including a doubleheader sweep over North Dakota State and two wins against Minnesota 
• Lewis batted .455 (5-for-11), with two runs, a three-run home run and seven RBI 
• Slashed a .727 slugging percentage and .455 on-base percentage for a 1.183 OPS 
• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Kendra Lewis (March 17, 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 
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 
March 31 
PL: Jenissa Conway, So., MICH 
P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB 
Co-F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE 
Co-F: Addisen Fisher, UCLA 
April 7 
PL: Megan Grant, Jr., UCLA 
P: Elise Sokolsky, Jr., ORE 
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE 
April 14 
PL: Megan Grant, Jr., UCLA 
P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB 
F: Keirys Click, ILL 
April 21 
PL: Skylar Limon, Jr., OSU 
Co-P: Lyndsey Grein, Jr., ORE 
Co-P: Julia Gossett, So., PUR 
F: Kendra Lewis, WIS