Ditto, Elsasser Earn Summit League Awards
Apr 15, 2013 | General, Softball
OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha's Campbell Ditto and Dana Elsasser swept the Summit League Player and Pitcher of the Week awards, respectively, the conference office announced on Monday.
Ditto, a freshman catcher, hit .625 with two home runs, five RBIs, two doubles and three runs scored in the series sweep of IUPUI over the weekend. Ditto also had a team-best 1.625 slugging percentage and .667 on-base percentage. She also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate for the Mavericks while catching two shutouts.
In a 4-0 win in game one on Saturday, Ditto was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. In a 5-2 win in game two, she went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, a run scored and one walk. Her two-run homer in the third inning gave the Mavs a 2-1 lead. On Sunday, Ditto accounted for all three runs in the Mavs' 3-0 win in the series finale, hitting a two-run double in the first inning and a solo home run in the fourth inning. She finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBIs. On the week, Ditto was 5-for-8 with five RBIs and three runs scored. She now has six homers on the season and hit homers in consecutive games for the first time in her career. The award is the first of her career.
Elsasser, a junior pitcher, tossed two complete-game shutouts against IUPUI over the weekend in 4-0 and 3-0 wins. She posted 16 strikeouts, two walks and allowed just seven hits in 14.0 innings pitched. Elsasser leads The Summit League in ERA (1.39), wins (18) and saves (3) this season. She now has 10 shutouts on the year. Elsasser has been named Summit League Pitcher of the Week four times this season and has now won eight weekly conference pitching honors in her career.
The Mavs are on the road at South Dakota Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ditto, a freshman catcher, hit .625 with two home runs, five RBIs, two doubles and three runs scored in the series sweep of IUPUI over the weekend. Ditto also had a team-best 1.625 slugging percentage and .667 on-base percentage. She also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate for the Mavericks while catching two shutouts.
In a 4-0 win in game one on Saturday, Ditto was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. In a 5-2 win in game two, she went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, a run scored and one walk. Her two-run homer in the third inning gave the Mavs a 2-1 lead. On Sunday, Ditto accounted for all three runs in the Mavs' 3-0 win in the series finale, hitting a two-run double in the first inning and a solo home run in the fourth inning. She finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBIs. On the week, Ditto was 5-for-8 with five RBIs and three runs scored. She now has six homers on the season and hit homers in consecutive games for the first time in her career. The award is the first of her career.
Elsasser, a junior pitcher, tossed two complete-game shutouts against IUPUI over the weekend in 4-0 and 3-0 wins. She posted 16 strikeouts, two walks and allowed just seven hits in 14.0 innings pitched. Elsasser leads The Summit League in ERA (1.39), wins (18) and saves (3) this season. She now has 10 shutouts on the year. Elsasser has been named Summit League Pitcher of the Week four times this season and has now won eight weekly conference pitching honors in her career.
The Mavs are on the road at South Dakota Tuesday and Wednesday.
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