Nike #HLSB Players of the Week (Feb. 15)
INDIANAPOLIS – UIC’s Tara McElligott and Cleveland State’s Melissa Holzopfel earned the first Nike
® #HLSB weekly awards of the season. McElligott earned Player of the Week honors as she hit .583 with 7 RBIs and two home runs in the opening weekend of the season. Melissa Holzopfel picked up Pitcher of the Week honors as she posted a 2-0 record with 24 strikeouts for the Vikings in her first collegiate action.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | TARA MCELLIGOTT | UIC | SENIOR | C/INF | LOCKPORT, ILL.
Tara McElligott had a monster first weekend of play, hitting .585 with an on-base percentage of .667 and a slugging percentage of 1.333. She managed two homers, including a grand slam against San Diego State, and totaled 16 bases and seven RBIs as the Flames picked up a pair of victories in San Diego to open the 2022 campaign.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK | MELISSA HOLZOPFEL | CLEVELAND STATE | FRESHMAN | P/INF | MASSILLON, OHIO
In her first three appearances in the circle for her collegiate career, Holzopfel went a perfect 2-0 with 15.1 innings pitched at the UIW Invitational as the Vikings opened the season with a 4-l record. Her last two outings were back-to-back, complete game wins. She struck out 24 batters over the 15.1 innings pitched.
2021-22 Nike® #HLSB Players of the Week
February 15 – Tara McElligott, UIC
2021-22 Nike® #HLSB Pitchers of the Week
February 15 – Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State