LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oregon teammates, freshman Jenna Lilley and junior Cheridan Hawkins, who helped their team to an 8-1 Texas road trip, were named the 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively for games played over Feb 16-22.

 

Lilley, a freshman third baseman, batted .500 (15-30) with five doubles, a triple, eight RBI and nine runs scored during the second-ranked Ducks (14-1) five-day, nine game road trip through the Lone Star State. She recorded a hit in every game, including a stretch of six straight two-hit contests. The North Canton, Ohio native drove in all four runs in 4-2 win over Tulsa (RV) and also knocked in two runs at then-No. 23 Texas A&M. Lilley tripled and scored against host and then-No. 7 Baylor and also registered two hits and a double in a win over the Bears. In addition, she scored in seven games and swiped four bags.

Hawkins, a native of Anderson, Calif., played a part in five Oregan wins as she went 2-1 with three saves. She earned a complete-game win at Texas A&M, holding the Aggies to a run on four hits with seven strikeouts. The lefty hurler earned a pair of two-plus inning, no-hit saves in back-to-back games at Houston to open the trip. She picked up her other win in relief against Baylor (2 IP, 1 H, 2 K) and registered her third save by recording the final two outs in a 4-2 win over Tulsa. In her loss to the then-seventh-ranked Bears, she surrendered just one earned on three hits and struck out seven. For the week, she struck out 28 and held opponents to a .121 batting average (eight hits). 

Player of the Week
Feb. 24 – Jenna Lilley (Oregon)

Feb. 17 – Lauren Haeger (Florida)
Feb. 10 – Lindsey Stephens (Texas)

Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 24 – Cheridan Hawkins (Oregon)

Feb. 17 – Shelby Turnier (UCF)
Feb. 10 – Miranda Kramer (Western Kentucky)

Selected Top Performances

UMKC’s Katie Kelley batted .768 (11-14) and slugged 2.000 in four games with five doubles, four home runs, eight RBI and six runs to earn WAC Hitter of the Week honors… LSU’s Sahvanna Jaquish was tabbed SEC Player of the Week after batting .500 (8-16) with three home runs (grand slam), 15 RBI and five multi-RBI games… Texas State’s Kendall Wiley cranked six home runs in six games, knocked in 12, scored seven times and batted .435 (10-23)… Jessica Griffin of Stetson batted .769 (10-3) and slugged 1.692 with three home runs and 12 RBI … SEC Pitcher of the Week Paige Lowary of Missouri went 3-0 last week picking up two wins over ranked foes at the Mary Nutter Classic… Georgia Tech’s Christian Biggerstaff was part of two combined no-hitters and finished the week 3-0 with 32 strikeouts and allowed just five hits 17.2 innings of work… Brigham Young’s Gordy Bravo earned the WCC Player of the Week nod after batting .579 (11-19) with two doubles, four runs and eight RBI at the Mary Nutter… Northwestern State’s Micaela Bouvier went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts, while surrendering just six hits in 16.1 innings to garner Southland Pitcher of the Week honors… Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, Katie Sutherland-Finch of California, went 3-1 with a 1.08 ERA and a complete game shutout over Tennessee… Purdue’s Lilly Fecho was selected Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 with 0.60 ERA, a save and 44 strikeouts, including a school record 19 versus Florida Gulf Coast… Nicole Pihl of DePaul batted .583 (7-12) with three home runs and 10 RBI to earn Big East Player of the Week accolades… North Carolina State’s Emily Weiman struck out 31 batters and surrendered just two hits in 15 innings to go 2-0 with a save last weekend… Courtney Brandt of Stetson went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and tossed a no-hitter, while also hitting a grand slam in the game she hurled the no-no to garner Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week honors… Chattanooga’s Nicole Osterman went 9-for-16 (.52(0 with four home runs, 14 RBI and six runs scored to be named Southern Conference Player of the Week.