2011 Northern Athletics Conference Softball Weekly Awards
May 2-8
Softball (pitcher)
Brittany Adcox, Benedictine University
...5-9...Junior...RHP...Plainfield, Ill. (Central)...
The right-hander helped the Eagles win the regular season and
conference tournament NAC titles last week. In Benedictine's first
tournament game she had seven strikeouts and just one earned run.
She then recorded a pair of victories on Championship Saturday over
Aurora, a 4-1 semifinal win, and a 2-1 nine-inning victory in the
final.
Other nominees: none
Softball (position)
Jamie Villalobos, Alverno College
...5-4...Sophomore...1B...Antioch, Ill. (Antioch Community)...
Villalobos led the Inferno to a nonconference sweep to cap off the
season last Tuesday. She hit .714 (5-of-7) and had seven RBIs in
the victories. Three of her five hits were doubles for a 1.143
slugging percentage and her on-base percentage was .800, reaching
on the five hits, two walks and was once hit by pitch.
Other nominees: Steff Rybarczyk (Benedictine)
April 25-May 1
Softball (pitcher)
Danielle Burke, Concordia University Wisconsin
...5-7...Junior...RHP...Burlington, Wis. (Waterford)...
Burke compiled a 4-0 record in four stars on the week not allowing
a run for a perfect 0.00 ERA. In 28 innings of work she scattered
17 hits for four complete-game shutouts. She had 10 Ks and 11
walks, and allowed only four extra-base hits.
Other nominees: Allison Shimkus (Aurora), Brittany Adcox (Benedictine), Sami DeFord (Concordia Chicago), Charlie Leikness (Edgewood), Marissa Roovers (Lakeland), Cherise Waltz (Marian)
Softball (position)
Tristan Wilcox, Aurora University
...5-6...Sophomore...C...Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon)...
Wilcox led the Spartans to a 6-0 week while hitting .706 with five
doubles, three home runs, driving in seven runs and scoring 10
runs. She had a .773 on-base percentage while slugging 1.529 on the
week. Eight of her 12 hits went for extra-bases.
Other nominees: Stef Wilmore (Alverno), Laura Christensen (Benedictine), Caitlin Richards (Concordia Chicago), Jessica Spitzer (Edgewood), Samantha Janc (Lakeland), Morgan Dittmar (Wisconsin Lutheran)
April 18-24
Softball (pitcher)
Sami DeFord, Concordia University Chicago
...5-11...Sophomore...RHP...South Bend, Ind. (Marian)...
DeFord earned all three of CUC's wins last week. She defeated
Marian 8-1 in game one of the Thursday doubleheader and pitched
three shutout innings in relief in game two. DeFord won both ends
of the Saturday doubleheader against Maranatha, allowing just one
run in 10 innings for the day. She fanned 31 batters in 20 innings
while holding opponents to .169 batting average and had a 0.70
ERA.
Other nominees: Brittany Adcox (Benedictine), Charlie Leikness (Edgewood)
Softball (position)
Brooke Spencer, Aurora University
...5-10...Sophomore...SS...Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)...
Spencer hit .722 (13-of-18) with five home runs, one triple and
two doubles, while scoring 10 runs and driving in 11 more last
week. She had a 1.778 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage
of .773. The five home runs on the week helped her surpass the AU
single-season record for home runs (was 11) and she now has 12 on
the year.
Other nominees: Chelsea Gulbronson (Alverno), Brittany Adcox (Benedictine), Taylor Golden (Concordia Chicago), Sarah Budz (Dominican)
April 11-17
Softball (pitcher)
Brittany Adcox, Benedictine University
...5-9...Junior...RHP...Plainfield, Ill. (Central)...
Adcox helped the Eagles go undefeated on the week with a 4-0
record in four appearances. She picked up the 4-0 shutout win
against Elmhurst in a nonconference game, allowing just two hits.
She got the win in relief in game two versus Elmhurst, pitching
three innings and giving up no earned runs. Adcox got the 2-0
shutout victory in game one against Concordia Chicago with five
strikeouts.
Other nominees: Hope Webster (Aurora), Sami Deford (Concordia Chicago), Emily Mahoney (Dominican), Katie Timm (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Softball (position)
Brooke Spencer, Aurora University
...5-10...Sophomore...SS...Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)...
Spencer hit .632 (12-for-19) with two doubles, three home runs, 10
RBIs and nine runs scored on the week. She had a 1.211 slugging
percentage, was 1-for-1 on stolen-bases and had a .682 on-base
percentage.
Other nominees: Kellee Laske (Alverno), Jess Fijolek (Benedictine), Felicity Woodson (Concordia Chicago), Sarah Budz (Dominican), Autumn Peotter (Maranatha), Kendra Thomas (Wisconsin Lutheran)
April 4-10
Softball (pitcher)
Eryn Dougherty, Rockford College
...5-5...Junior...RHP...Ottawa, Ill. (Marquette)...
Dougherty capped off a 4-0 week for the Regents by pitching a pair
of complete games against Lakeland on Sunday. In game one she threw
a three-hit shutout and followed that up in game two throwing
another complete game allowing only a single run. She had 12 Ks in
17 innings pitched for a 0.82 ERA on the week.
Other nominees: Jamie Villalobos (Alverno), Hope Webster (Aurora), Sam Corban (Benedictine), Sami Deford (Concordia Chicago), Jasha Gilbert (Edgewood), Cherise Waltz (Marian)
Softball (position)
Brittany Wolski, Benedictine University
...5-6...Junior...SS...Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)...
Wolski hit 2-for-3 in the nightcap against North Central (Ill.)
with three runs scored and two RBIs in the 14-1 nonconference
win. She was also a perfect 3-for-3 in game two versus
Alverno on Sunday and 3-for-4 in game two against Dominican with
three runs and three RBIs. She had five stolen bases in the Eagles'
six games last week for a .619 average.
Other nominees: Chelsea Gulbronson (Alverno), Tristan Wilcox (Aurora), Megan White (Concordia Chicago), Cara Landherr (Concordia Wisconsin), Jessica Spitzer (Edgewood), Aubrey O'Brien (Marian), Kristi Durlak (Rockford), Lauren Mantz (Wisconsin Lutheran)
March 28-April 3
Softball (pitcher)
Brittany Adcox, Benedictine University
...5-9...Junior...RHP...Plainfield, Ill. (Central)...
Adcox helped the Eagles go 6-0 for the week and remain undefeated
in NAC play. She shut out Wheaton (Ill.) in nonconference action,
allowed just two runs against Wisconsin Lutheran and allowed just
four hits against Rockford and zero earned runs. She had 15 Ks in
four appearances last week.
Other nominees: Emily Snell (Alverno), Lindsay Decker (Aurora), Jori Cicale (Dominican), Bria Hahn (Edgewood), Cherise Waltz (Marian)
Softball (position)
Brooke Spencer, Aurora University
...5-10...Sophomore...2B...Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)...
Spencer led the Spartan offense in all categories as AU went 7-1
on the week and 4-0 in NAC play. She had team highs in runs (9),
hits (14), doubles (4), RBIs (13), total bases (27) and home runs
(3). Spencer had a walk-off three-run home run to in a win over
Alverno on Sunday.
Other nominees: Jamie Villalobos (Alverno), Steff Rybarczyk (Benedictine), Taylor Golden (Concordia Chicago), Sarah Budz (Dominican), Carlene DeCoster (Edgewood), Samantha Janc (Lakeland), Rachel Ryan (Maranatha), Nikki Ponticelli (Marian), Jocelyn Bykowski (Wisconsin Lutheran)
March 14-20
Softball (pitcher)
Bria Hahn, Edgewood College
...5-7...Freshman...RHP...Rosholt, Wis. (Rosholt)...
The rookie threw a complete game shutout against Hamilton on
Saturday, striking out four and walking none. Earlier in the week
she earned the first win of her career by pitching 4.1 innings
against Brockport State, striking out four.
Other nominees: none
Softball (position)
Rosa Lewis, Maranatha Baptist Bible College
...5-7...Freshman...SS...Yates City, Ill. (Faith Baptist)...
In her first collegiate games, the rookie shortstop hit .588 and
knocked in six runs. Three of her 10 hits were extra-base hits
including a double and two triples.
Other nominees: Caitlin Richards (Concordia Chicago), Emily Monson (Edgewood)
March 7-13
Softball (pitcher)
Emily Mahoney, Dominican University
...5-7...Sophomore...RHP...Crystal Lake, Ill. (South)...
Mahoney picked up three of the team's four wins last week,
throwing two complete games. The sophomore right-hander held
opposing hitters to a .195 batting average while striking out 25
and walking just eight. In addition, Mahoney batted .357 with a
pair of runs batted in.
Other nominees: Jamie Villalobos (Alverno), Sami DeFord (Concordia Chicago)
Softball (position)
Beth Santor, Dominican University
...5-3...Freshman...UTL...Oak Lawn, Ill. (Richards)...
Santor led the Stars with a .727 batting average, helping the
Stars post a 4-2 record over the final six games of their spring
trip. The rookie also drove in three runs and scored four.
Other nominees: none
February 28-March 6
Softball (position)
Bre Hart, Alverno College
...5-1...Sophomore...CF...Racine, Wis. (Park)...
Hart hit successfully in each of the Inferno's first four games
last week, including a pair of multiple-hit outings. She hit
6-for-14 with a pair of RBIs as the Inferno lead-off hitter for a
.429 batting average.
Other nominees: none
February 21-27
Softball (position)
Julie Windish, MSOE
...5-8...Sophomore...1B...Tinley Park, Ill. (Marian
Catholic)...
Windish hit a combined 6-for-7 in MSOE's season-opening
doubleheader against St. John Fisher on Sunday.
Other nominees: Jessica Spitzer (Edgewood)
