INDIANAPOLIS – William Jewell senior outfielder Mikayla Chairez and McKendree senior pitcher/utility Sami Huck were named Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions weekly award winners in softball, it was announced by the league office Monday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mikayla Chairez, William Jewell
Sr. | OF | Blue Springs, Mo.
Major: Business Finance
Team Results: 3-2 W, 4-3 vs. Mary (2/26) | 10-2 W, 4-3 W vs. Mary (2/27)
- Helped William Jewell sweep UMary to extend their win streak to five.
- Went 7-for-15 (.467) with one walk for a .500 on-base percentage
- Smacked one home run and four doubles, posting a .933 slugging percentage
- Drove in four runs and scored five
- Highlighted by an RBI double and scoring the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh in game one and hitting a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh in game two.
- Earns first career Player of the Week Award
- Last Cardinals’ Player of the Week: Tori Farr (4/26/21)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Sami Huck, #25 McKendree
Sr. | P/UTL | Potosi, Mo.
Major: Health
Team Results: 2-0 W at Parkside, 6-5 W vs. Grand Valley State (2/27) | 10-0 W at Kentucky Wesleyan, 5-2 W at Ferris State (2/28) | 4-0 W vs. Purdue Northwest (3/1)
- Tossed a no-hitter against Parkside, striking out 20 of the 22 batters faced, setting the McKendree single-game record, and tying the NCAA single-game seven inning record.
- Overall went 2-0 with 16 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts and a 0.43 ERA, and a .78 batting average against
- Only allowed five hits, one walk, and one hit batter
- Earns second career Pitcher of the Week Award (3/31/25)
- Last Bearcats’ Pitcher of the Week: Sami Huck (3/31/25)