Week 9: GPAC Softball Players of the Week
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the softball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played April 15-21, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the softball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played April 15-21, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Softball Weekly Honors
Pitcher – Aliyah Rincon, Midland University
Aliyah Rincon of Midland University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week. Rincon, a senior from Granada Hills, California, won all three of her appearances/starts this week as Midland held on to its top spot in the conference standings. She threw three complete-game wins on the road, striking out 24 batters through 21 innings of work while allowing just one run (0.33 ERA). With her stat line, she maintains her lead in wins (22) and strikeouts (188) among GPAC pitchers and moves up to third in ERA (1.12).
Player – Kylie Shottenkirk, Concordia University (First Base)
Kylie Shottenkirk of Concordia University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports softball player-of-the-week. Shottenkirk a, junior from Lincoln, Nebraska, hit .737 (14-for-19) for the week while leading the Bulldogs to a 5-1 record. Shottenkirk homered four times and drove in 13 runs during the six-game stretch while becoming the first Concordia player to homer in three-straight games since 2017. On the season, Shottenkirk is hitting .321 with five homers and 26 RBIs.