Indiana, Iowa, Maryland and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Softball Awards

Hoosiers’ Goodin and Norton, Hawkeyes’ Loecker, Terrapins’ McFarland, and Wolverines’ Beaubien and Jimenez each recognized by conference this week

Co-Player of the Week

Bella Norton, Indiana

Sr. – C – McLean, Va. – McLean – Major: Counseling Education

• Batted .583 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and .615 on-base percentage, plus one home run, six RBI and four runs scored in the Hoosiers’ four-game sweep of Penn State last weekend

• Hit home run and drove in three in series finale on May 8

• Had at least two hits in three of the four games in the series

• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2018, 2019, 2020)

• Earns her first career Player of the Week honor

• Last Indiana Player of the Week: Gabbi Jenkins (April 20, 2021)

Co-Player of the Week

Julia Jimenez, Michigan

So. – IF – Fremont, Calif. – Etiwanda – Major: Undeclared

• Posted a .483 batting average, .813 slugging percentage and .471 on-base percentage with two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored in a 4-1 week that secured the Big Ten title for the Wolverines

• Went 7-for-12 at the plate in weekend series at nationally-ranked Minnesota, hitting two home runs in the four-game set

• Had three hits (including a home run) and four RBI in opener of May 8 doubleheader sweep that clinched the conference championship

• Captures her first career Player of the Week citation

• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Faith Canfield (April 29, 2019)

Co-Pitcher of the Week

Emily Goodin, Indiana

Sr. – RHP – Evansville, Ind. – Mater Dei – Major: Kinesiology

• Went 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA and two complete games in 19.0 innings, while striking out 18 in the Hoosiers’ series sweep of Penn State last weekend

• Tossed complete-game three-hitter in opener of May 8 doubleheader, allowing just an unearned run with eight strikeouts

• Also went the distance in eight-inning victory on May 7, yielding only four hits and one run while striking out seven

• Collects her second career Pitcher of the Week plaudit

• Last Indiana Pitcher of the Week: Emily Goodin (Feb. 24, 2020)

Co-Pitcher of the Week

Meghan Beaubien, Michigan

Sr. – LHP – Newport, Mich. – Saint Mary Catholic Central – Major: Biomedical Engineering

• Registered a 2-0 record in the circle last weekend at nationally-ranked Minnesota, tallying a 0.47 ERA with 21 strikeouts and a complete game over 15.0 innings of work

• Allowed just three hits and a run with nine strikeouts in a complete-game victory in the nightcap of a May 8 doubleheader that clinched the Big Ten title for the Wolverines

• Also combined for a shutout in series opener on May 7, going the first five innings while yielding only four hits and striking out eight

• Twice selected for Academic All-Big Ten honors (2019, 2020)

• Garners her seventh career Pitcher of the Week plaudit and second this season

• Last Michigan Pitcher of the Week: Alex Storako (April 27, 2021)

Co-Freshman of the Week

Denali Loecker, Iowa

IF – Ogden, Iowa – Ogden – Major: Business

• Batted .455 with a .636 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage, along with five hits (two for extra bases) and three RBI in last weekend’s series victory over Nebraska

• Went 3-for-4 with a bases-clearing double in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader sweep

• Doubled and scored twice in the nightcap of Sunday’s twinbill

• Receives her second career Freshman of the Week award

• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Brylee Klosterman (May 4, 2021)

Co-Freshman of the Week

Jaeda McFarland, Maryland

OF – Orange Park, Fla. – Oakleaf – Major: Accounting

• Hit .467 with a .533 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage in last weekend’s series win over Rutgers, adding seven hits, three runs and three steals

• Had at least two hits in the final three games of the series (all Terrapin victories)

• Also scored twice in the nightcap of May 7 doubleheader

• Secures her second career Freshman of the Week honor

• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jaeda McFarland (April 13, 2021)

2021 Big Ten Players of the Week

March 2
PL: Tristen Edwards, Sr., NEB

P: Meghan Beaubien, Sr., MICH

P: Danielle Williams, Jr., NU 

F: Ashley Miller, MSU

March 9
No Selections

March 16
PL: MaKenna Partain, Grad., MINN

P: Sydney Sickels, Jr., ILL

F: Sara Kinch, MINN

March 23
No Selections

March 30
PL: Morgan Newport, Grad., NU

P: Alex Storako, Jr., MICH

F: Billie Andrews, NEB

April 6
PL: Sam Hackenbracht, So., OSU

P: Sydney Sickels, Jr., ILL

F: Billie Andrews, NEB

April 13
PL: MaKenna Partain, Grad., MINN

P: Alex Storako, Jr., MICH

F: Jaeda McFarland, MD

F: Billie Andrews, NEB

April 20
PL: Delaney Rummell, So., ILL

PL: Gabbi Jenkins, Grad., IND

P: Alex Storako, Jr., MICH

P: Danielle Williams, Jr., NU

F: Sara Kinch, MINN

April 27
PL: Sam Hackenbracht, So., OSU

P: Alex Storako, Jr., MICH

F: Denali Loecker, IOWA

May 4
PL: Kaylin Kinney, Fr., NEB

P: Allison Doocy, Grad., IOWA

F: Brylee Klosterman, IOWA

F: Billie Andrews, NEB

May 11
PL: Bella Norton, Sr., IND

PL: Julia Jimenez, So., MICH

P: Emily Goodin, Sr., IND

P: Meghan Beaubien, Sr., MICH

F: Denali Loecker, IOWA

F: Jaeda McFarland, MD