Player of the Week
Bellarmine University senior first baseman Lindsey Stelnicki is Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player of the Week after leading the Knights to a 3-0 slate.
Stelnicki, a part-time starter this season, led Bellarmine to three wins in their final outings of the season, snapping a six-game losing streak. In the first game against the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Stelnicki hit a two-out walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Knights a 5-4 win. In the second game, she again drove in the game-winning run, ripping a two-out single to left, driving in two in the third frame of a 4-2 victory. On Sunday, she continued her torrid run with two more singles. Stelnicki closed out her 2006 season batting .319, after coming into this season with a career .191 average.
The Sylvania, Ohio, native hit .667, tallying six hits, three RBI and one run.
Previous Winners
Week 9 - Lindsey Stelnicki, Bellarmine
Week 8 - Mallory Paine, Lewis
Week 7 - Lindsey Gustine, Indianapolis
Week 6 - Michelle Hammons, Saint Joseph's
Week 5 - Audra Lindenschmidt, Southern Indiana
Week 4 - Beth Wendlinger, Indianapolis
Week 3 - Amy Yusko, Lewis
Week 2 - Holly Weinberg, Missouri-Rolla
Week 1 - Lauren Booten, Indianapolis
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Pitcher of the Week
Northern Kentucky University freshman Amanda Smith is Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week helping the Norse to their 4-0 slate, recording wins over Quincy University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Smith posted a 3-0 record and allowed just two earned runs last week. She hurled a three-hitter at Quincy in a 6-1 win on Saturday, and she came back and pitched 1 1/3 innings in the nightcap as NKU pulled off the sweep with a 4-3 victory. Smith came back on Sunday and picked up a 10-2 win over UM-St. Louis. Smith is now 19-9 this season and is looking to become just the second freshman in Norse history to reach the 20-win plateau. She is from Canal Winchester, Ohio.
The #6 seed Norse face #3 Lewis University in game two of the 2006 GLVC Softball Tournament Friday at 10 a.m.
USI hosts St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Previous Winners
Week 8 - Amanda Smith, Northern Kentucky
Week 8 - Lindsay McNaughton, Southern Indiana
Week 7 - Beth Wendlinger, Indianapolis
Week 6 - Beth Wendlinger, Indianapolis
Week 5 - Beth Wendlinger, Indianapolis
Week 4 - Beth Wendlinger, Indianapolis
Week 3 - Courtney Lyons, Lewis
Week 2 - Sabra McCune, SIU Edwardsville
Week 1 - Sabra McCune, SIU Edwardsville
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