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Softball
2006 Player and Pitcher of the Week Honorees
Week 6 – May 1, 2006



Player of the Week – Angie Maue, McKendree College

Lebanon, Ill.   Angie Maue, of McKendree College has been named the American Midwest Conference Player of the Week for May 1. Maue, a freshman catcher from Trenton, Ill., hit .375 with three home runs and eight runs batted in on the week. She helped carry the Bearcats to the AMC Post-Season Tournament Championship game, by hitting three home runs and driving in six runs in the team’s six games in the tournament. During the tournament she tied and broke the school’s single season home run mark. In the AMC Championship game she hit a three-run home run, her 15th of the season and giving her 65 runs batted in on the season. She also scored six times on the week and had a slugging percentage of .719.

Also Nominated: Lindsey Williams of Columbia College and Lynnzie Trustee of William Woods University

Pitcher of the Week – Jennifer Golden, William Woods University

Lebanon, Ill. – Jennifer Golden of William Woods University has been named the American Midwest Conference Pitcher of the second consecutive week. Golden, a freshman from Eugene, Mo., was 3-0 on the week while guiding her team to an undefeated run in the AMC Post-Season Tournament. Golden threw 24 innings, allowing just 14 hits and only two earned runs while striking out 28. Against Columbia College she went 10 innings, allowing just six hits while striking out 10. In the AMC Championship game against McKendree College she went seven innings allowing four hits and no earned runs.

Also Nominated: Heather Robey of Columbia College and Amy Quirin of McKendree College