Nike #HLSB Players of the Week (May 9)
INDIANAPOLIS – Cleveland State’s Courtney Fernette and Northern Kentucky’s Lauryn Hicks earned the final Nike
® #HLSB awards of the season. Fernette collected Player of the Week honors for the first time this season as she blasted three home runs in a series win to help the Vikings clinch the No. 2 seed in the championship. Hicks picked up her first Pitcher of the Week recognition, posting a 2-0 record with a 0.5 ERA as the Norse secured the No. 6 seed with a series sweep at Purdue Fort Wayne.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | COURTNEY FERNETTE | CLEVELAND STATE | REDSHIRT SENIOR | C | DAVIS JUNCTION, ILL.
Courtney Fernette powered the Vikings to a 2-1 weekend that clinched second place in the Horizon League for CSU. The redshirt senior hit a home run in all three games against Detroit Mercy. She was 3-for-9 (.333) with three home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored for the week and also posted two walks.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK | LAURYN HICKS | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | JUNIOR | P | KOKOMO, IND.
Lauryn Hicks was nearly untouchable in the circle against Purdue Fort Wayne, picking up two wins in the three game series against the Mastodons. Hicks finished the weekend with a 2-0 record, two complete games, one shutout, 14.0 IP, 22 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .111. Hicks also only allowed five hits and one earned run (0.5 ERA) during her two complete game victories. She boosted her season record to 8-7, along with tying her career-high in strikeouts in each game with 11.
2022 Nike® #HLSB Players of the Week
February 15 – Tara McElligott, UIC
February 22 – Charlotte Grover, RMU
March 1 – Nikki Saibene, Youngstown State
March 9 – Madison Jones, Oakland
March 15 – Alise Hale, Purdue Fort Wayne
March 22 – Taylor Rhinehart, RMU
March 29 – Maicey Bedrick, IUPUI
April 5 – Jadin Justman, Green Bay
April 12 – Madison Jones, Oakland
April 19 – Lauren Griffith, Oakland
April 26 – Dee Dee Caskey, UIC
May 3 – Alicia Peters, Green Bay
May 9 – Courtney Fernette, Cleveland State
2022 Nike® #HLSB Pitchers of the Week
February 15 – Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State
February 22 – Abby Gawlinski, Green Bay
March 1 – Elle Buffenbarger, Youngstown State
March 9 – Alyssa McIntosh, UIC
March 15 – Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State
March 22 – Elle Buffenbarger, Youngstown State
March 29 – Dana Vatakis, RMU
April 5 – Madison Bryant, IUPUI
April 12 – Sydney Campbell, Oakland
April 19 – Dana Vatakis, RMU
April 26 – Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State
May 3 – Sydney Campbell, Oakland
May 9 – Lauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky