INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland’s Madison Jones is the Nike® #HLSB Player of the Week after she totaled 10 RBIs and the Golden Grizzlies picked up three wins this week. Youngstown State’s Elle Buffenbarger posted two complete game shutouts, including a no-hitter, to earn Nike® #HLSB Pitcher of the Week honors.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | MADISON JONES | OAKLAND | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | THIRD BASE | ROMEO, MICH.
Madison Jones had a team-high 10 RBI at the Citrus Classic, highlighted by a two-run walk-off home run against Villanova on Saturday. Jones had two homers against the Wildcats. She went .421 from the plate over the five games, hitting a team-high three extra base hits (1 triple, 2 home runs). Jones scored five runs, and swiped a base, to go with her eight hits over the weekend.
2020 Nike® #HLSB Players of the Week
February 10 – Maddi Lusk, Youngstown State
February 17 – Taylor Hoover, Northern Kentucky
February 24 – Madison Jones, Oakland
PITCHER OF THE WEEK | ELLE BUFFENBARGER | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | JUNIOR | PITCHER | MASON, OHIO
Elle Buffenbarger went 2-0 with 18 strikeouts in 13 innings pitched and an ERA of 0.00 and pair of complete game shutouts last week. She tossed the program’s first no-hitter since 2013 and had 10 strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Norfolk State on Feb. 22. Buffenbarger followed that up with a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in a 3-0 win over Sacred Heart. She flirted with a second straight no-hitter after throwing 5.2 hitless innings.
2020 Nike® #HLSB Pitchers of the Week
February 10 – Kayana Diederich, IUPUI
February 17 – Kayla Schwebke, Green Bay and Taylor Ginther, Northern Kentucky
February 24 – Elle Buffenbarger, Youngstown State
