Posted: Apr 24, 2018

SLIAC Players of the Week - April 24

This week's list of award winners includes Emily Bay, Monica Behrle, Kate Jolliff Rosado, Clay Kelly, John Mangold, Greg Mitchell, Maddy Strickland, Katie Suiters, and Luke Summers.

		SLIAC/DIAMOND SPORTS BASEBALL HITTER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Clay Kelly, Spalding University Kelly, a senior from Louisville, Ky., hit .529 with three home runs and 10 runs batted in last week while leading the Golden Eagles to three wins. He had a hit in four contests including a pair of three-hit games. Kelly also drove in at least one RBI in four games, topping out with a four-RBI game against Principia. On the week Kelly finished with a .619 on-base percentage and a 1.059 slugging percentage while scoring six times.

		SLIAC/DIAMOND SPORTS BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Luke Summers, Fontbonne University Summers, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo., added two wins to his season record last week; moving his win total to seven games. Summers started the week with a win over #20 Spalding, working seven innings and allowing just one run while striking out three. He followed with a seven-inning victory over Iowa Wesleyan, striking out a career-high 12 in the game while holding the Tigers to just three hits. On the week he struck out 15 in 14 innings and finished with a 0.64 earned run average.

		SLIAC SOFTBALL HITTER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Katie Jolliff Rosado, Greenville University Jolliff Rosado, a senior, was nearly unstoppable at the plate last week for the Panthers. She hit .667 in six games, hitting four home runs and driving in 15 while scoring 10 runs. Jolliff Rosado had multiple hits in all six games including a pair of three-hit outings. She also drove in at least one RBI in every game with a high of four against Iowa Wesleyan. On the week she finished with a .696 on-base percentage and a 1.381 slugging percentage. She also had a home run in three straight games to start the week and added four stolen bases.

		SLIAC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Maddy Strickland, Fontbonne University Strickland, a junior from High Ridge, Mo., was a force in the circle for Fontbonne last week; recording two wins in three appearances. Her standout performance was a no-hitter against conference rival Webster, going five innings and striking out three. She also added a scoreless two innings in relief against MacMurray and picked up a win against Spalding, working seven innings while striking out five. On the week she finished with a 0.50 earned-run average and nine strikeouts in 14 innings.

		SLIAC MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Greg Mitchell, Greenville University Mitchell, a sophomore from Little Rock, Ark., tallied three top-three finishes at the Rose Hulman Twilight. He took first place in both the high jump (6'2.75") and the long jump (21'5") and added a second place finish in the triple jump (44'4.75").

		SLIAC MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 John Mangold, Greenville University Mangold, a junior from Metamora, Ill., took first place in the 3000-meter run at the Rose Hulman Twilight last weekend. His time of 8:29.47 was a school record, breaking the previous mark by three seconds, and a stadium record, breaking that mark by 12-seconds.

		SLIAC WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Emily Bay, Fontbonne University Bay wins her second straight Player of the Week award after competing in five different events last weekend for the Griffins at the Mount St. Joseph Invitational. Bay had a 4th place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.40 seconds and added a 6th place finish in the 200-meter dash. She also ran in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay races and threw in the javelin competition.

		SLIAC WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Katie Suiters, Spalding University Suiters, a senior from Indianapolis, Ind., finished in the top five in three events last weekend while competing at the Bellarmine Classic. She placed 4th in both the hammer and discus and added a 5th place finish in the javelin. Suiters had a distance of 154'6" in the hammer, setting a new school record. Her distance of 116'11" in the discus was also a season best.

		SLIAC WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 24 Monica Behrle, Webster University Behrle ends her season in the same way as starting it, by being named the SLIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week. Behrle went undefeated on the week, recording a pair of conference wins against Principia. She blanked her #1 singles opponent 6-0, 6-0 and then followed with an 8-1 win at #1 doubles along with teammate Madison Watts. The award is Behrle's fourth this season.
Other Notables: Serena Almodovar, Iowa Wesleyan University (Softball) Hit .524 over six games including going 7-for-7 in a doubleheader against MacMurray. Olivia Carter, Spalding University (Softball) Had three wins in the circle with a 1.05 earned-run average. Kerrigan Dura, Eureka College (Softball) Tallied six runs batted in during a doubleheader against MacMurray. Michael Golich, Fontbonne University (Baseball) Finished with a .583 batting average in six games last week while scoring nine times. C.J. Lee, Webster University (Baseball) Lee had a seven-inning win over MacMurray, striking out 11. Morgan Mansur, Webster University (Softball) Had a complete shutout win over Fontbonne, working seven innings and allowing just four hits. Austin Marsh, Greenville University (Baseball) Hit .500 over five games, scoring nine times, and helping the Panthers pick up four wins. Cameron Mitchell, Spalding University (Track and Field) Personal record in the hammer throw, taking second place at the Bellarmine Classic. Sierra Moore, Fontbonne University (Track and Field) Had a pair of top-three finishes at the Mount St. Joseph Invitational. Addison Morris, Spalding University (Softball) Hit .538 with three multi-hit games last week. Greih Murray, Fontbonne University (Track and Field) Set personal bests in the javelin, shot put, and hammer throw. Katie Price, Westminster College (Softball) Price picked up two wins in the circle while not allowing a run in nine innings of work. Erin Smith, Eureka College (Softball) Recorded three wins for Eureka, throwing 26 innings in four games. Maddy Strickland, Fontbonne University (Softball) Hit .474 with three home runs and eight RBI while helping the Griffins to four wins. Maegan Stone, Greenville University (Softball) Tallied three wins for the Panthers last week, allowing just one earned run in 10 innings. Ben Swords, Webster University (Baseball) Had a .524 average with five stolen bases while helping the Gorloks to six wins.