Nike #HLSB Players of the Week (Feb. 22)
INDIANAPOLIS – RMU’s Charlotte Grover and Green Bay’s Abby Gawlinski earned this week’s Nike
® #HLSB awards. Grover earned Player of the Week honors as she hit .357 with four runs and two RBIs to lead the Colonials to a 5-0 record this week and their best start in program history (9-1). Gawlinski tossed six innings this week for the Phoenix with zero earned runs as GB collected a win at Incarnate Word.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | CHARLOTTE GROVER | RMU | SOPHOMORE | IF | WOODINVILLE, WASH.
Helping the Colonials post a perfect 5-0 record at the Winthrop Invitational last weekend, Grover was a key part of the RMU offense, hitting safely in four of the five games to finish at .357 (5-for-14) with four runs, a home run and a pair of RBI. The sophomore finished 1-for-3 with a pair of runs in RMU's opener of the Winthrop Invitational, an 8-5 win over Ball State then collected her second multi-hit effort of the season in an 8-0 win over Towson, finishing 2-for-3 with a run and RBI. Trailing 1-0 heading into the top of the seventh against the host Eagles, Grover led off the top of the seventh with a solo home run to center to tie the score, 1-1. The Colonials scored two runs in the top of the seventh to earn a 2-1 win over Winthrop to run their winning streak to five. The Colonials are 9-1 (.900), including six consecutive victories, and are off to their best start in program history.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK | ABBY GAWLINSKI | GREEN BAY | FRESHMAN | P | DES PLAINES, IOWA
True freshman Abby Gawlinski has been lights out in the circle early in the season for Green Bay. This week she pitched six innings, recorded three strikeouts and allowed no earned runs, including four strong innings as the starter in GB's 7-4 win over UIW to earn the victory. On the season, Gawlinski has a 1.80 ERA in 15.0 innings pitched to open her collegiate career.
2021-22 Nike® #HLSB Players of the Week
February 15 – Tara McElligott, UIC
February 22 – Charlotte Grover, RMU
2021-22 Nike® #HLSB Pitchers of the Week
February 15 – Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State
February 22 – Abby Gawlinski, Green Bay