Nike #HLSB Players of the Week (March 23)
INDIANAPOLIS – UIC’s Samantha Ferguson and IUPUI’s Jennah Speth earned Nike #HLSB awards this week. Ferguson led the Flames to four victories at Purdue Fort Wayne, hitting .733 with 10 RBIs to receive Nike #HLSB Player of the Week honors. Speth is the Nike #HLSB Pitcher of the Week as she tossed a perfect game for the Jaguars against Cleveland State along with a two-hit complete game later in the series.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | SAMANTHA FERGUSON | UIC | SOPHOMORE | C/1B | CYPRESS, CALIF.
Samantha Ferguson averaged .733 in UIC’s weekend series with the Mastodons, tallying 11 hits, one sacrifice fly, three runs and 10 RBIs in the four game set. The sophomore slugged .800 on the weekend, recording her first double of the season and put together an on-base percentage of .688. Ferguson finished with a multi-hit performance in all four games, recording three hits in games one, two and four while recording two hits in game three.
2021 Nike® #HLSB Players of the Week
February 16 – Sydney Bajusz, Cleveland State
February 23 – Taylor Duncan, Cleveland State
March 2 – Kayla Wedl, UIC
March 10 – Natalie Higgins, RMU
March 16 – Cammie Brummitt, Oakland
March 23 – Samantha Ferguson, UIC
PITCHER OF THE WEEK | JENNAH SPETH | IUPUI | GRADUATE | PITCHER | DELAVAN, WIS.
Jennah Speth threw the first perfect game in at least 20 years for IUPUI in the second game of the series against Cleveland State. She followed that up with a two-hit complete game win against the Vikings in the series finale. Over the two games, Speth threw 14 innings, allowing just two hits and one unearned run. She struck out 16 batters, including 10 during her perfect game, and did not issue a walk. Between the two games, Speth had 10 2/3 innings of not allowing a hit.
2021 Nike® #HLSB Pitchers of the Week
February 16 – Taylor Betz, Cleveland State
February 23 – Hanna Griffin, Cleveland State
March 2 – Maddi Lusk, Youngstown State
March 10 – Kayla Schwebke, Green Bay
March 16 – Lauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky
March 23 – Jennah Speth, IUPUI