Softball Weekly Awards to Popko and Hanes
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) named Katie Popko of Madonna and Carlie Hanes of UNOH as its softball weekly award winners. Popko picked up Player of the Week as she hit .667 with 14 RBI and two home runs. Hanes earned Pitcher of the Week with six complete games in six days for a 6-0 record while striking out 34 in 40 innings of work.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Katie Popko, Madonna
(Sr, OF - )
| Hitting | g | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | bb | k | sb | cs | avg | obp | slg |
| Apr 20 at Concordia (MI) W, 16-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| Apr 20 at Concordia (MI) W, 12-6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.000 |
| Apr 23 vs. Siena Heights W, 9-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Apr 23 vs. Siena Heights W, 5-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Apr 24 vs. Lourdes W, 8-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 |
| Apr 24 vs. Lourdes W, 7-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Overall | 6 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .667 | .696 | 1.048 |
Previous Players of the Week
Feb. 28, 2022 - Susie Bielecki, Cleary
March 7, 2022 - Emma Kelly, Indiana Tech
March 14, 2022 - Kaelyn Stafford, Aquinas
March 21, 2022 - Jordan Humitz, Aquinas
March 28, 2022 - Mackenzie Nagelhout, Cornerstone
April 4, 2022 - Aspen Starr, UM-Dearborn
April 11, 2022 - Meghan Berlin, Indiana Tech
April 18, 2022 - Sophia Dauterman, Lourdes
April 25, 2022 - Katie Popko, Madonna
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Carlie Hanes, UNOH
(So, RHP - Antwerp, Ohio)
Pitched six complete games in six days including back-to-back double-header sweeps for a perfect 6-0 record. Picked up her league best 17th win of the season over Aquinas giving up just three hits with 10 strikeouts and no earned runs.
| Pitching | app | gs | w | l | sv | cg | ip | h | r | er | bb | k | k/7 | hr | era |
| Apr 20 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 9-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Apr 21 at Lourdes W, 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Apr 21 at Lourdes W, 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Apr 23 vs. Cornerstone W, 9-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.40 |
| Apr 23 vs. Cornerstone W, 7-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Apr 24 vs. Aquinas W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Overall | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 5.95 | 2 | 2.10 |
Previous Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 28, 2022 - Ashley Alvey, Indiana Tech
March 7, 2022 - Hannah Middlebrooks, Indiana Tech
March 14, 2022 - Kayla Fessenden, Aquinas
March 21, 2022 - Kayla Fessenden, Aquinas
March 28, 2022 - Maeson Schlaud, Madonna
April 4, 2022 - Maeson Schlaud, Madonna
April 11, 2022 - Leah Ash, Aquinas
April 18, 2022 - Lanie Ellinger, UM-Dearborn
April 25, 2022 - Carlie Hanes, UNOH