Indiana University Athletics
Minnick, Parker Collect Big Ten Weekly Awards
4/3/2023 4:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sophomore Taylor Minnick and freshman Avery Parker have collected Big Ten Weekly Awards for the fourth straight week, the conference announced today.
Minnick was named Co-Player of the Week and Parker Freshman of the Week after a historic weekend for the Hoosiers as they extended their win streak to 21 straight games, defeating Butler and earning two conference sweeps against Purdue and Ohio State.
Minnick hit .500 on the week as she totaled eight hits, two doubles, two home runs, six runs, eight free passes and seven RBI on the week. The Bloomington, Ind., native hit a team high .750 against Ohio State with a 1.750 slugging percentage and a 2.555 OPS. She hit Minnick hit two home runs, four RBI with six hits and five runs scored against the Buckeyes.
In the Big Ten, Minnick ranks second in OBS (.523), third in doubles (11), and fifth in batting average (.405).
Parker picks up her first award batting .500 batting with a 1.636 OPS on eight hits including two doubles and two home runs on the weekend. She totaled seven RBI and scored eight runs in six games. Parker also had an outstanding defensive performance with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage from the field and behind the plate.
The Westfield, Ind., native had a team high .500 batting average scoring three runs on three hits and two RBI against archrival Purdue. The freshman ranks fourth in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.721).
The No. 19 ranked Hoosiers have won the last 22 out of the last 23 games.
UP NEXT
Indiana travels to Bowling Green, Kent., for a game at WKU tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET.
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Minnick was named Co-Player of the Week and Parker Freshman of the Week after a historic weekend for the Hoosiers as they extended their win streak to 21 straight games, defeating Butler and earning two conference sweeps against Purdue and Ohio State.
Minnick hit .500 on the week as she totaled eight hits, two doubles, two home runs, six runs, eight free passes and seven RBI on the week. The Bloomington, Ind., native hit a team high .750 against Ohio State with a 1.750 slugging percentage and a 2.555 OPS. She hit Minnick hit two home runs, four RBI with six hits and five runs scored against the Buckeyes.
In the Big Ten, Minnick ranks second in OBS (.523), third in doubles (11), and fifth in batting average (.405).
Parker picks up her first award batting .500 batting with a 1.636 OPS on eight hits including two doubles and two home runs on the weekend. She totaled seven RBI and scored eight runs in six games. Parker also had an outstanding defensive performance with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage from the field and behind the plate.
The Westfield, Ind., native had a team high .500 batting average scoring three runs on three hits and two RBI against archrival Purdue. The freshman ranks fourth in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.721).
The No. 19 ranked Hoosiers have won the last 22 out of the last 23 games.
UP NEXT
Indiana travels to Bowling Green, Kent., for a game at WKU tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET.
Follow Indiana Softball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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