HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – The Trine University softball team has been honored by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for MIAA Softball Position Player of the Week for the second time this season. Debbie Hill was tabbed with the award for the first time in her career.
Hill, a freshman from New Whiteland, Indiana, aided the Thunder in four victories on the week where the offense averaged over 12 runs per game. All four games concluded in five innings after reaching the run-rule against Anderson University and Spalding University. Trine won 21-1 and 11-3 at Anderson on Wednesday afternoon and followed that up with a Thursday doubleheader sweep of Spalding 9-0 and 8-0.
The left-handed swinging Hill tallied multiple hits in all four games and batted 8-for-12 (.667 batting average) for the week. Consistency was key for Hill as she scored, drove in at least one run and had at least one extra base hit in all four contests. Dating back to last week, Hill is riding a five-game hitting streak. In total, Hill had five runs scored, seven RBIs, three doubles, four homeruns, two walks, an on-base percentage of .714 and an incredible slugging percentage of 1.917.
Hill slugged two solo homeruns in the 21-1 win over the Ravens and followed that up with a 2-for-3 outing in game two with a homerun, double and walk. In the neutral site contests, Hill reached base in five out of six plate appearances with two doubles, one homerun and one walk. To go along with her efforts in the batter's box, Hill also came in as a relief pitcher for two innings against Anderson and struck out two while allowing one hit and one unearned run.
A doubleheader at home versus Muskingum University is next on the schedule for Trine softball. First pitch at SportONE/Parkview Softball Field is set for 3 p.m.