VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota softball players
Lauren Eamiguel (Mesa, Ariz.) and
Alexis Devers (Peoria, Ariz.) have been named Summit League Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the period ended March 31. It is the first such honor for Eamiguel and second in six weeks for Devers.
Eamiguel had six hits during the week and reached base in all nine at bats during the Coyotes' three-game series against Purdue Fort Wayne. Eamiguel was 5-for-5 against the Mastodons with two triples and drew four walks. She drove in a run in all three games, scored twice and was flawless in the field at shortstop.
Eamiguel leads conference play with a .571 average thru two weekends and her .358 overall average ranks fourth.
Devers tossed two complete-game shutouts against PFW. She allowed seven hits and struck out five in Saturday's 7-0 win in the opening game of the series, and pitched a three-hitter with four strikeouts Sunday in a 6-0 win in the finale. Of the 10 hits against her, nine were singles.
They were the third and fourth shutouts of the season for Devers, who ranks second in the Summit in that category and is fourth in wins with eight.
This marks the second time this season that South Dakota has swept the weekly awards. It is the fifth time a Coyote has been named Player of the Week in eight weeks.
South Dakota (22-17, 5-1 Summit) competes at Iowa State Tuesday and at home against Creighton Wednesday at 3 p.m. before hosting Omaha in a three-game series Saturday and Sunday.
