2006 WIAC Women's Softball Athletes of the Week

2006 WIAC Women's Softball
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 24 - 30
Position
Jackie Berger, Junior (Bonduel), Rightfield of UW-Stevens Point
Berger led UW-Stevens Point to a 5-1 record during the week, including a 3-1 mark in the WIAC. She was 11-for-23 (.478) at the plate with five runs scored, three RBI's, one double and one stolen base. In Wednesday's match up with Edgewood, Berger was five-for-nine with two runs scored and one RBI as the Pointers stopped the Eagles' 17-game winning streak. She went two-for-two with two runs scored and one RBI in a 6-2 victory over UW-Stout on April 29.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jill Janke, Sophomore, Infielder, Black River Falls
UW-La Crosse, Jenny Miller, Junior, Outfielder, Durand
UW-Oshkosh, Lyndsey Allen, Junior, Secondbase, Amherst
UW-River Falls, Amanda Peters, Sophomore, Firstbase, Pepin
UW-Stout, Nelly Peterson, Freshman, Firstbase, Cumberland
UW-Whitewater, Billie Jo Rojemann, Senior, Catcher, Potosi

Pitcher
Dianna Frisbie, Freshman (Juneau/Dodgeland), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Whitewater
Frisbie earned wins in both of her starts to improve to 10-2 on the season. She pitched a complete game shutout in a 1-0 eight-inning victory over UW-La Crosse on April 26, allowing only two hits and striking out six batters. Frisbie also threw five innings in a 10-2 victory over Dubuque (Iowa) on April 27. She allowed four hits and two earned runs, while striking out four batters and walking one.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Mallory McKinney, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Junior, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-La Crosse, Cassie Huettl, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, North Mankato, Minn. (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Ronessa Stampfli, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Brodhead
UW-River Falls, Ashley Bertrand, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, South St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Ashley Tobalsky, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Kenosha (Tremper)
UW-Stout, Katie Fichter, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Baraboo

Week of April 17 - 23
Position
Casey Leisgang, Sophomore (Seymour), Infielder of UW-Eau Claire
Leisgang continued her hot hitting as UW-Eau Claire won five of six games, including a perfect 4-0 mark against conference schools. In the bottom of the seventh with two strikes and two outs, down 1-0 against UW-Whitewater on April 23, she hit a game-tying double and scored the game-winning run one batter later. Against UW-Stevens Point on April 22, she led off the game with a home run for the fourth time this season. For the week, Leisgang was nine-for-18 (.500) from the plate with six runs scored, three RBIs, two doubles, one home run and one walk. She also had three multi-hit games and extended her hitting streak to 15 games.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Erin Thacker, Senior, Outfielder, Neenah
UW-Oshkosh, Ashley Steltenpohl, Freshman, Outfielder, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Becky Swanson, Sophomore, Outfielder, Neenah
UW-River Falls, Emily Howlett, Sophomore, Thirdbase, Eagan, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Rebekah Bauer, Senior, Outfielder, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Stout, Amanda McKellips, Freshman, Centerfield, Mosinee
UW-Whitewater, Erin Langone, Senior, Secondbase, Whitewater

Pitcher
Ronessa Stampfli, Sophomore (Brodhead), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Oshkosh
Stampfli pitched 23.2 scoreless innings to record the victory in all four of UW-Oshkosh's victories during the week. In a 3-0 win over UW-Platteville on April 20, she struck out her 187th batter of the season to establish a WIAC single-season record. Stampfli struck out nine batters in the contest and allowed just six hits in seven innings of work. In UW-Oshkosh's 8-3 victory over St. Norbert on April 23, Stampfli relieved the starting pitcher in the second inning and struck out the 404th batter of her two-year career to set a school record. Stampfli's other starting assignment was a three-hit shutout of St. Norbert on April 23. She struck out 14 batters in seven innings to lead the Titans to a 1-0 victory.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Bri Sturm, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Zumbrota, Minn. (Mazeppa-Zumbrota)
UW-La Crosse, Cassie Huettl, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, North Mankato, Minn. (West)
UW-Platteville, Katie Larson, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, South Wayne (Black Hawk)
UW-River Falls, Ashley Bertrand, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Hope Krause, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Mishicot
UW-Stout, Katie Fichter, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Baraboo
UW-Whitewater, Diana Frisbie, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Juneau (Dodgeland)

Week of April 10 - 16
Position
Ashley Strnad, Senior (Prairie du Chien), Catcher of UW-Platteville
Strnad hit .429 (6-for-14) and led UW-Platteville to a 3-1 league record during the week. In a 10-9 victory over UW-Whitewater on April 14, she went three-for-five with three runs scored and two RBIs, including the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh. Strnad also had a pair of sacrifice flies in a 4-3 opening-game win over the Warhawks. On the week, she counted four runs scored, four RBIs and two doubles.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Leisgang, Sophomore, Shortstop, Seymour
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Pfeifer, Sophomore, Secondbase, Watertown
UW-Oshkosh, Whitney Tyriver, Sophomore, Shortstop, Oshkosh (West)
UW-River Falls, Mindy Rudiger, Freshman, Shortstop, Menomonie
UW-Stevens Point, Mandy Jellish, Junior, Outfielder, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Jackie Juan, Sophomore, Outfielder, La Crosse (Central)
UW-Superior, Kathleen Duffy, Senior, Centerfield, Superior
UW-Whitewater, Erin Langone, Senior, Secondbase, Whitewater

Pitcher
Mallory McKinney, Junior (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Eau Claire
McKinney picked up all four pitching wins in doubleheaders against UW-Stout and UW-River Falls during the week. She started the front end of both games and earned complete game victories and came on in relief to earn extra inning triumphs in both second games. McKinney ran her string of consecutive scoreless innings to 61 and her string of innings without allowing an earned run to 66 before UW-River Falls scored with one out in the first inning of the first game. For the week, McKinney pitched 18.1 innings, allowed 12 hits, one run (earned) and one walk while striking out 13. Her shutout against UW-Stout was her ninth of the season, tying the school single-season record set by Kari DeGross in 1988 and Heidi Bergstrom in 2000. She now owns a 15-1 season record with a 0.45 ERA and has walked five and struck out 100 in 93.2 innings.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Cassie Huettl, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, North Mankato, Minn. (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Amy Sullivan, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Katie Larson, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Gratiot (Black Hawk)
UW-River Falls, Brittany Rathbun, Sophomore, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
UW-Stout, Megan Donley, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Fridley, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Jessie Harmeyer, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Muskego

Week of April 3 - 9
Position
Whitney Tyriver, Sophomore (Oshkosh/West), Infielder of UW-Oshkosh
Tyriver hit .542 (13-for-24) with nine runs scored and three RBIs to help UW-Oshkosh go unbeaten in eight games and extend its winning streak to a school-record tying 11 games. She hit safely in six of UW-Oshkosh's eight games. Tyriver went three-for-five with a double and three runs scored during the Titans' 7-4 victory over UW-Whitewater on April 4. She also went three-for-three at the plate in UW-Oshkosh's 8-0 win over UW-River Falls on April 8 and the Titans' 5-1 victory over UW-Stout on April 9. Tyriver also handled all 28 fielding chances without an error during the week.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Leisgang, Sophomore, Infielder, Seymour
UW-La Crosse, Liz Bradley, Sophomore, Thirdbase, Platteville
UW-River Falls, Amanda Peters, Sophomore, Firstbase, Pepin
UW-Stevens Point, Kristin Konieczny, Freshman, Catcher, Milwaukee (Pius XI)
UW-Stout, Jackie Juan, Sophomore, Outfielder, La Crosse (Central)
UW-Superior, Erin Kegley, Junior, Infielder, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)
UW-Whitewater, Kyley Shramek, Junior, Catcher, Taylor (Blair-Taylor)

Pitcher
Mallory McKinney, Junior (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Eau Claire
McKinney went 3-0 on the weekend as the Blugolds opened conference play with sweeps at UW-La Crosse and UW-Platteville. In game one at UW-La Crosse, McKinney pitched seven scoreless innings allowing two hits and striking out nine against no walks in a 3-0 victory. The next day at UW-Platteville McKinney allowed one lone hit striking out four with no walks in a 10-0 win in six innings. McKinney was not done for the day as she came in to pitch the final 3.1 innings of game two allowing two hits while striking out two and walking none to preserve a 15-6 Blugold win. Over the weekend, McKinney pitched 16.1 scoreless innings allowing just five hits while striking out 15 and not walking a single batter in three games. McKinney has now pitched 53.1 scoreless innings, including seven shutouts during that stretch. During the streak McKinney has allowed 20 hits striking 63 batters against just one walk.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Cassie Huettl, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, North Mankato, Minn. (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Ronessa Stampfli, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Brodhead
UW-River Falls, Ashley Bertrand, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Hope Krause, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Mishicot
UW-Stout, Megan Donley, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Fridley, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Diana Frisbie, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Juneau (Dodgeland)

Week of March 27 - April 2
Position
Suzanne Gersich, Freshman (Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township), Rightfielder of UW-Whitewater
Gersich helped UW-Whitewater start the season with a 10-2 record on its spring trip to Fort Myers, Florida. She batted .519 (14-for-27) with three home runs, three doubles and one triple for a 1.037 slugging percentage. Gersich added 11 runs scored and eight RBIs in the 12 contests. She recorded at least one hit in eight games and had six multi-hit performances.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Mandy Tschernach, Junior, Infielder, Rice Lake
UW-La Crosse, Jenny Miller, Junior, Outfielder, Durand
UW-Oshkosh, Lyndsey Allen, Junior, Secondbase, Amherst
UW-Platteville, Maggie Digman, Junior, Outfielder, Dickeyville (Cuba City)
UW-Stevens Point, Mandy Jellish, Junior, Centerfield, Kaukauna

Pitcher
Ronessa Stampfli, Sophomore (Brodhead), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Oshkosh
Stampfli was named the most valuable player at the Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) Round-Robin Tournament held March 31 and April 1. She recorded all three of UW-Oshkosh's pitching victories by allowing just one run (unearned) and five hits in 16.1 innings on the mound. She also struck out 28 batters while walking none. Stampfli pitched one complete game in the tournament, a two-hit shutout of Olivet Nazarene on March 31. The Titans won the game 2-0 as Stampfli struck out 11 batters. UW-Oshkosh took the team title with a 3-1 record.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Mallory McKinney, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher/Utility, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-La Crosse, Alli Romoren, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, New Berlin (Eisenhower)
UW-Stevens Point, Allison Dorn, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Greenville (Fox Valley Lutheran)
UW-Whitewater, Kim Ostrowski, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Algonquin, Ill. (Dundee-Crown)

Week of March 20 - 26
Position
Rachel Paulus, Junior (Wisconsin Rapids/Lincoln), Outfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Paulus helped the Blugolds to a 9-1 record at the Rebel Games in Kissimmee, Florida. Against Baptist Bible (Mo.) on March 24, she was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI in an 8-0 victory. In a 5-1 win over Augsburg (Minn.) on March 23, Paulus went 3-for-4 with one RBI. She collected two hits in each game in wins over Illinois Wesleyan, Colorado College, Endicott (Mass.) and Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), recording eight hits in 11 at-bats (.727), with four runs scored and two RBIs. During the Blugolds' seven-game win streak, Paulus is 15-for-24 (.625) with one double, one triple, six RBIs and five stolen bases.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Sarah LeMahieu, Sophomore, Firstbase, Sheboygan (South)
UW-River Falls, Breamber Syverson, Junior, Secondbase, Prescott
UW-Stevens Point, Laura VanAbel, Sophomore, Shortstop, Kaukauna
UW-Stout, Jackie Juan, Sophomore, Outfielder, La Crosse (Central)
UW-Superior, Erin Kegley, Junior, Infielder, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)

Pitcher
Ashley Tobalsky, Freshman (Kenosha/Tremper), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Stevens Point
Tobalsky helped UW-Stevens Point to an 8-2 record on their spring trip to Kissimmee, Florida. She earned the first save of her career in the Pointers' 4-3 win over Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) on March 24, striking out six batters, including the game-ending out after the Presidents loaded the bases. For the week, Tobalsky went 4-1 with a 1.80 earned run average. She struck out 33 batters and surrendered nine earned runs and 28 hits in 35.0 innings pitched.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Mallory McKinney, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher/Utility, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-Oshkosh, Ronessa Stampfli, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Brodhead
UW-River Falls, Brittany Rathbun, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
UW-Stout, Jessica Glagow, Freshman, Lefthanded Pitcher, St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park)

Week of March 6 - 19
Position
Liz Bradley, Sophomore (Platteville), Outfielder of UW-La Crosse
Bradley hit .613 (19-for-31) during UW-La Crosse's 10 games at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida. She had at least one hit in eight of 10 games, including five contests with at least two hits. Bradley went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI against Massachusetts College on March 14 and 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs vs. Washington (Md.) on March 17. She finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored against Hamilton (N.Y.) on March 16. Bradley leads the team in average, hits, RBIs (13), runs scored (10) and total bases (24).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Leisgang, Sophomore, Infielder, Seymour
UW-Oshkosh, Whitney Tyriver, Sophomore, Shortstop, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Nikki Hansen, Sophomore, Shortstop, Moline, Ill.
UW-River Falls, Amanda Wojnowiak, Sophomore, Outfielder, Big Lake, Minn.
UW-Stout, Courtney Zafft, Senior, Thirdbase, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
UW-Superior, Erin Kegley, Junior, Infielder, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)

Pitcher
Mallory McKinney, Junior (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Eau Claire
McKinney has helped the Blugolds jump out to a 6-2 start with their only losses coming against defending NCAA Division III champion St. Thomas (Minn.). In the season opener, McKinney pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out 12 batters and walking one in a 3-0 victory over Buena Vista (Iowa). Against St. Thomas, she allowed three earned runs in six innings, striking out six and allowing one walk. Facing Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), McKinney allowed six hits and two earned runs in a 9-2 victory. For the season, McKinney is 3-1 with a 1.30 earned run average, posting one shutout and allowing 16 hits with five earned runs. She has struck out 30 of 95 batters faced and allowed just three walks.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Alli Romoren, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, New Berlin (Eisenhower)
UW-Oshkosh, Ronessa Stampfli, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Brodhead
UW-Platteville, Katie Larson, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, South Wayne (Black Hawk)
UW-River Falls, Ashley Bertrand, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park)
UW-Stout, Jessica Glasgow, Freshman, Lefthanded Pitcher, St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park)

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