Billie Andrews named Big Ten Softball Player of the Week

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Player of the Week
Billie Andrews, Nebraska
Sr. – SS – Gretna, Neb. – Gretna – Major: Graphic Design

• Hit .455 with four home runs and 14 RBI with a 1.565 OPS while leading Nebraska to a 5-1 week
• Averaged 1.7 hits, 1.7 runs and 2.3 RBI per game on the week
• Her four home runs brought her to 54 in her career, tying the Nebraska career home run record
• Reached base safely in all six games to extend her streak to 23 consecutive games
• Homered in both games and had three hits and five RBI in two games on March 12
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Sydney Gray (March 11, 2024)

Pitcher of the Week
Ashley Miller, Northwestern
Gr. – RHP – Leo, Ind. – Leo – Master’s: Management

• Made four appearances and earned three wins in the circle for Northwestern, including two against top-25 opponents
• Limited batters to a .130 opposing batting average4 over 19.2 innings, racking up 20 strikeouts over the weekend
• Allowed just one hit in 6.0 innings vs. NC State, striking out 7 of the 20 batters she faced
• Tallied five strikeouts and allowed one hit in 3.1 scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over No. 24 Boston College
• Entered in relief and allowed just two hits and one run over 3.1 innings to earn her second win of the weekend in a 5-2 victory over Minnesota
• Threw her sixth complete game of the season in a 4-3 win at No. 23 South Carolina
• Last Maryland Pitcher of the Week: Ashley Miller (Feb. 26, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Jenissa Conway, Michigan
OF – Olivehurst, Calif. – Marysville – Major: Undeclared

• Led the Wolverines with a .400 batting average at the Cardinal Classic, boasting a 1.300 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage
• Posted a pair of home runs and four RBI against host Louisville
• Drove in a run off an RBI double against Dartmouth and tallied her second career triple in the tournament finale against Illinois
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Alex Storako (May 6, 2019)