University of Wisconsin-Parkside junior catcher Kirsta Kelly (Beaverton, Ore./Southridge) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player of the Week.
Kelly paced UW-Parkside to a 6-2 record last week and helped the Rangers even their league record at 7-7. In the eight games, Kelly hit .571 with nine RBIs, four runs, two doubles, two home runs and a .952 slugging percentage.
She opened the week with a 4-for-5 effort in the Rangers’ split with Maryville on Wednesday. Kelly had two RBIs, a run, double and home run in the two contests.
In the Rangers’ sweep at Illinois-Springfield on Thursday, Kelly was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
She returned on Saturday to help UW-Parkside sweep Missouri-St. Louis. In the first game, Kelly was 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and she finished the second game 2-for-5 with a double.
In Sunday’s split with Southern Indiana, Kelly was 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBIs and a run scored.
On the season, the junior catcher is hitting .356 with 25 RBIs, seven runs, six doubles, five home runs and a .598 slugging percentage.
UW-Parkside (16-12) has won nine of its last 12 games and will next face Lewis, Kentucky Wesleyan and Bellarmine this week.
Other top performers in GLVC last week included Indianapolis’ Jamie Keltz, Lewis’ Jayme Hefler, Maryville’s Brittany Ponder, Northern Kentucky’s Ashley Gates, Quincy’s Erin Gregory and Southern Indiana’s Sara Loete.