March 31, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Amanda Howard of Oklahoma City has been selected as the NAIA Softball Player of the Week while Valerie Teter of Columbia (Mo.) was awarded the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week while for March 23-29.

Howard, a junior centerfielder from Strathmore, Alberta, Canada, batted .692 with 1.923 slugging percentage last week.  In four games she went 9-13 with three home runs, three doubles, two triples 10 RBI and three runs scored.  In a 6-3 win over No. 6 Lubbock Christian (Tex.), Howard went 3-4 at the plate with two home runs, a triple and 4 RBI.

Teter, a sophomore pitcher from Bevier, Mo., notched four wins in five appearances last week. She set a new school record with 17 strikeouts against Easter Connecticut and followed that with a no-hitter against Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio). On the week Teter pitched 34.1 innings allowing one earned run, 12 hits and struck out 49 batters.

The next Players of the Week will be announced on April 7.

Other Player of the Week Nominees:

Kendra Corbin, Evangel (Mo.); Nicole Marcoux, Dickinson State (N.D.); Kristy Britton, Bacone (Okla.); Jennifer Kollaer, Corban (Ore.); Kristi Keller, Lyon (Ark.); Jessica Craddock, Georgetown (Ky.); Anna Ball, Notre Dame (Ohio); Jineth Pimentel, Mobile (Ala.); Leslie Radcliff, Indiana-Southeast; Ali Dawson, Davenport (Mich.); Morgan Parkhurst, William Woods (Mo.); Ellen Black, Brenau (Ga.); Hope Franklin, Warner (Fla.); Jackie Streeter, Fisher (Mass.); Jordann Ellis, Bellevue (Neb.); Abbie Forman, Indiana Wesleyan; Christy Kobza, Doane (Neb.); Tameron Sealey, Montreat (N.C.); Amy Martinez, Friends (Kan.); Hilarie Droz, Iowa Wesleyan; Melissa Gomez, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.); Brittany Hannigan, St. Xavier (Ill.); Lacey Parodi, Holy Names (Calif.)

Other Pitcher of the Week Nominees:
Sidney Burns, Milligan (Tenn.); Kimberly Williams, Evangel (Mo.); Sara Jane Webster, Dickinson State (N.D.)  Chrissy Willis, Bacone (Okla.); Jess Irwin, Madonna (Mich.); Faith Richmond, Lyon (Ark.); Samantha Barmore, Georgetown (Ky.); Kelsey Jo Smith, William Carey (Miss.);  Jennifer Bartley, Indiana-Southeast; Brandi Richards, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Jody Zillner, College of Idaho; Rebecca Powell, Warner (Fla.); Brittany Calderon, Fisher (Mass.); Virginia McAndrews, Judson (Ill.); Sharon Bell, St. Gregory’s (Okla.); Kora Behrens, Bellevue (Neb.); Jennifer Liddell, Doane (Neb.); Kelsey Rethmeier, Grand View (Iowa); Brandi Leeker, Friends (Kan.); Tyler Lent, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.); Kelsey Ford, Walsh (Ohio); Sandy Corum, Marian (Ind.)

2009 Composite Award Winners:

March 17:

Player - Ginalee Davis, Lubbock Christian (Texas)

Pitcher - Kristen LeFan, Webber International (Fla.)

March 24:

Player – Heather Pace, Belhaven (Miss.)

Pitcher – Sharon Bell, St. Gregory’s (Okla.)

March 31:

Player – Amanda Howard, Oklahoma City

Pitcher – Valerie Teter, Columbia (Mo.)

April 7:

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April 14:

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April 21:

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April 28:

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