|
2004
Midwest
Conference
Softball
|
2004
Performers
of
the
Week
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Week
1:
March
29,
2004
Emily
Davis,
Beloit
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Davis,
a
senior
from
Wooster,
Ohio
(Waynedale
HS),
has
led
Beloit
to
a
seven-game
winning
streak
and
an
MWC-best
9-3
record
so
far
this
season.
Davis
is
hitting
.486
(18-for-37)
with
two
home
runs,
two
triples,
10
runs
scored
and
15
driven
in.
She
currently
maintains
a
slugging
percentage
of
.757
and
an
on-base
percentage
of
.553.
The
shortstop
has
also
posted
a
.958
fielding
percentage. |
Week
2:
April
5,
2004
Heather
Burrows,
Monmouth
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Burrows,
a
senior
from
Lewistown,
Ill.
(Lewistown
HS),
led
Monmouth
to
a
5-1
record
for
the
week
with
her
hitting,
pitching,
and
fielding.
Burrows
batted
.381
with
two
doubles,
a
triple,
four
runs
scored,
and
five
batted
in.
She
also
posted
a
2-0
record
and
2.06
earned
run
average
in
three
starts
at
pitcher
and
did
not
commit
an
error
in
three-plus
games
at
shortstop. |
Week
3:
April
12,
2004
Leigh
Anne
Furgerson,
Lake
Forest
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Furgerson,
a
senior
from
Carmel,
Ind.
(Westfield
HS),
helped
Lake
Forest
to
a
perfect
6-0
week
as
the
team
moved
into
first
place
in
the
MWC
South
Division
standings.
Furgerson
posted
a
3-0
record
and
a
0.74
ERA
over
the
last
seven
days.
She
struck
out
16
batters
and
walked
two
in
19
innings
while
holding
opposing
hitters
to
a
.106
batting
average
(7-for-66).
Furgerson
began
the
week
on
Tuesday
with
a
no-hitter
against
Benedictine
and
finished
it
on
Saturday
with
a
one-hit
shutout
at
Monmouth
in
which
she
allowed
just
one
baserunner.
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Week
4:
April
19,
2004
Andrea
Leystra,
St.
Norbert
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Leystra,
a
senior
pitcher
from
Mayville,
Wisconsin
(Mayville
HS)
earned
all
four
of
St.
Norbert’s
victories
last
week.
Leystra
began
with
three-hit
shutouts
against
UW-Stevens
Point
and
Lake
Forest.
She
also
allowed
just
three
base
hits
in
a
triumph
over
Monmouth
and
a
win
over
Knox
before
falling
in
nine
innings
to
Illinois
C.
For
the
week,
Leystra
was
4-1
with
two
shutouts,
four
three-hitters,
and
a
0.96
earned
run
average.
In
36.1
innings
pitched,
she
allowed
just
five
runs
and
held
her
opponents
to
a
.171
batting
average. |
Week
5:
April
26,
2004
Jenny
Burris,
Lawrence
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Burris,
a
senior
shortstop
from
Gurnee,
Ill.
(Warren
Township),
hit
.727
on
the
week
to
lead
Lawrence
to
a
4-0
record
and
a
berth
in
the
Midwest
Conference
Championship
Tournament.
Burris
went
8-for-11
during
the
week
with
four
runs
scored,
a
triple,
two
home
runs,
and
three
runs
batted
in.
She
also
posted
a
1.455
slugging
percentage
and
.769
on-base
percentage.
Burris
was
3-for-4
with
a
game-winning
home
run
in
Lawrence’s
game
one
victory
over
Carroll
on
Thursday
and
1-for-1
with
a
solo
homer
in
game
two.
She
was
also
1-for-3
and
2-for-3
in
the
Vikings’
doubleheader
sweep
of
Beloit
on
Saturday.
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