By Chad Waller, Director of Communications and Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kristen Bodyk of Peru State (Neb.) has been tabbed as the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week and Erin Greenwood of Baker (Kan.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. The duo was chosen based on their performances from March 25 – 31 out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 21 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.

Bodyk, a 5-foot-3 senior shortstop from Paris, Ontario, batted .846 (11-for-13) with a phenomenal 1.923 slugging percentage in four wins last week. Of her 11 base hits, seven of them were for extra bases, including three home runs. She also posted totals of 18 RBI, seven runs scored and two walks. Her highlight came in the Bobcats’ 13-4 victory against Culver-Stockton (Mo.) on March 29. She went 4-for-4 with eight RBI, one homer, one triple and two doubles.

She now has 11 career roundtrippers, tying her for eighth on the Bobcat all-time career home run list passing a Peru State Hall of Fame member.

Greenwood, a 5-foot-6 junior pitcher from Topeka, Kan., twirled a perfect game for the Wildcats in a 1-0 win over Graceland (Iowa) on March 29. In the complete seven-inning game, she struck out nine batters. She also earned the victory from the circle in Game 2 over Graceland and recorded 12 strikeouts against Culver-Stockton (Mo.) one day later. Against the Wildcats, she went 7.0 innings, allowed five hits and one unearned run in the 5-1 win.
She went 3-0 on the week, had a 0.00 ERA and struck out 25 batters overall in 18 innings. She ranks 10th in the NAIA in strikeouts per nine innings (13.01).

For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.

Player Nominees: Amanda Neumann, Bellevue (Neb.); Whitney Estes, Indiana Southeast; Cassandra Dypchey, British Columbia; Stephanie Nippert, Corban (Ore.); Jenna Jorgenson, Concordia (Calif.); Sarah Heinemann, Jamestown (N.D.); Brittany Stone, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Kelsee Farmer, Friends (Kan.); Jessica Hull, Indiana Wesleyan; Danielle Bayer, Missouri Baptist; Caitlyn Keuvelaar, Madonna (Mich.); Dacia Miller, Grand View (Iowa); Kingsley Avery, Ave Maria (Fla.); Erika Tatum, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Emma Napier, Campbellsville (Ky.); Nichole Diaz, Doane (Neb.); Catherrine McGinnis, Milligan (Tenn.); Courtney Fairley, Belhaven (Miss.); Ashton Bell, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Marley Moehrig, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Dana Winfrey, Martin Methodist (Tenn.).

Pitcher Nominees: Alexis Beltran, Texas Wesleyan; Leigh Della Siega, British Columbia; Amy Greenough, Corban (Ore.); Kelsey Garner, Friends (Kan.); Shelby Anderson, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Bree Crampton, Madonna (Mich.); Carly Land, William Penn (Iowa); Allie Chapman, Shawnee State (Ohio); Jamie Rateliff, Oklahoma City; Sammy Hislop, Midland (Neb.); Kristen Zelenka, Point Park (Pa.); Sarah Elizabeth Cousar, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Cristina Sacramento, St. Thomas (Fla.); Erica Zachrich, Bethel (Ind.); Taylor Powell, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Chancli Connatser, Milligan (Tenn.); Shanice Murry, Central Baptist (Ark.); Sarah Boyer, Judson (Ill.); Rachel Stalford, Vanguard (Calif.).

2013 Softball Weekly Honors (Pitcher; Player):
Week 1 (March 12): Caitlin Santefort, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Latainna Eltsosie, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Week 2 (March 19): Katie Cotta, Concordia (Calif.); Stephanie Nippert, Corban (Ore.)
Week 3 (March 26): Ashley Suter, Concordia (Ore.); Kate Santos, Concordia (Ore.)
Week 4 (April 2): Erin Greenwood, Baker (Kan.); Kristen Bodyk, Peru State (Neb.)