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Falcon Sports Archive

Falcon Softball Player of the Week

April 28, 2003

Pitcher
Amy Brooke (Sr., Spring Valley, Wis.) had three good outings on the mound for the Falcons and helped the team to a perfect 6-0 week in WIAC games. Brooke pitched 19 1/3 innings and allowed 26 hits. She allowed eight runs, seven were earned. She walked only two and struck out 18. She earned wins over Superior (5-1), Platteville (7-2) and Stevens Point (8-6). She also batted in the No. 5 spot in the lineup and finished 10-17 at the plate for a .588 average. She had two RBIs and had two doubles.

Position Player

Shortstop Amanda Moxon (Sr., New Richland, Minn. New Richland-Harland-Ellendale-Geneva HS) helped lead the Falcons to a perfect 6-0 week in WIAC games last week. She sparked the Falcon hitting attack going 9-23 at the plate for a .391 average. She scored four runs and led the team with 12 RBIs. She had at least one RBI in every game. She struck out twice. She had three doubles and a three-run homer against Oshkosh in a 10-0 win. She had one error in 20 chances in the field for a .950 fielding percentage for the week.

April 21, 2003

Pitcher
Devanie Bigalk (So., White Bear Lake, Minn.) picked up two WIAC wins last week. She beat UW-Stout, 3-0 and UW-La Crosse, 4-1. Against Stout she allowed only three hits and no runs. She struck out three. Against La Crosse she allowed one earned run on five hits. She struck out two. In 14 innings pitched she didn't allow a walk and only eight hits and one earned run.

Position Player

Catcher Anna Poulter (Jr., Colfax, Iowa Colfax-Mingo HS) played four strong games for the Falcons. UWRF finished 2-2 in the week in four WIAC games. Poulter finished 6-13 at the plate for a .461 average in the games. One of her hits was a triple against Stout. She scored two runs. In the field she had 17 putouts and four assists with no errors. She stole four bases in five attempts.

April 14, 2003

Pitcher
Amy Brooke (Sr., Spring Valley, Wis.) pitched well against Eau Claire, allowing only two earned runs and two walks while striking out eight in a 2-0 loss. At the WIAC Cluster Tourney, she pitched all seven innings in a 1-0 win over Whitewater. She allowed just two hits. She walked one and struck out six. In a 2-1 win over Oshkosh, she worked eight innings and allowed just three hits and no earned runs. She walked two and struck out five. For the week she pitched 23 2/3 innings and allowed just 11 hits. She allowed three runs, two were earned and had a 0.76 ERA for the week. She walked five and struck out 20. She finished with a 2-1 record.

Position Player

Center fielder Abby Keene (Jr., Hastings, Minn.) was 6-13 for the week, going 2-2 and 2-3 against Eau Claire. She was 2-9 at the WIAC Cluster Tournament, with four sacrifice bunts and two walks. Keene finished her week with a single, stolen base and finally a triple off of Stevens Point pitcher Karen Guckenberger, the first triple given up by Guckenberger in 514 career innings.

April 7 , 2003

Pitcher
Amy Brooke (Sr., Spring Valley, Wis.) pitched two strong games for the Falcons last week. In a 3-1 win over William Penn she worked all seven innings and allowed five hits. She allowed one earned run in the 3-1 Falcon win. She walked two and struck out four. In the two games, she worked 15 innings and allowed 20 hits. She allowed only two runs, both were earned. She struck out 12 and walked only three. In a 1-0 loss to Concordia-St. Paul she allowed just five hits and one earned run in eight innings. She struck out eight and walked only one. She was named to the Grinnell All-Tourney team.

Position Player

Catcher Anna Poulter (Jr., Colfax, Iowa Colfax-Mingo HS) was one of the team's top hitters in four games last week. Poulter finished 3-10 at the plate with two runs scored. She had one RBI. She walked three times. In the field she had 18 put outs and one assist with no errors. She also stole four bases in five attempts. She was named to the Grinnell All-Tourney team.

March 31, 2003

Pitcher
Leah Vanderploeg (So., Cable, Wis. Drummond HS) had three solid outings for the Falcons last week as the team finished with a 4-2 record in six games. She started two games and pitched 14 1/3 innings allowing 17 hits. She allowed seven runs; five were earned. She walked five and struck out 11. She picked up a win in the team's 4-3 win against Augsburg when she worked four innings. She allowed seven hits, four runs and three were earned. She walked only one and struck out six. She also picked up a win in relief in the team's 3-2 win at Winona. She worked 3 2/3 innings and allowed two hits and no runs. She walked one and struck out two.

Position Player

Center fielder Abby Keene (Jr., Hastings, Minn.) gave the Falcons several big hits in the team's six games. Overall she finished 6-13 at the plate for a .461 average. She had two doubles and a triple. She scored six runs, stole four bases and had four RBIs. She had a .600 (9-15) on-base percentage. She had the game-winning hit in the team's 4-3 win over Augsburg, a double in the seventh inning.

March 24, 2003

Pitcher
Amy Brooke (Sr., Spring Valley, Wis.) pitched in five of the team's six games played at the Rebel Spring Games held in Kissimee, Fla. Brooke worked 21 innings and finished with a 1-3 record. She allowed 21 hits, nine runs, but only four were earned. She had a 1.33 ERA in the games. She walked 12 and struck out 15. She had one wild pitch.

Position Player

Catcher Anna Poulter (Jr., Colfax, Iowa Colfax-Mingo HS) was the team's top hitter at the Rebel Spring Games held in Kissimee, Fla. She was 7-19 at the plate for a .368 average in six games. She scored two runs and had one RBI from the leadoff spot in the batter order. She stole six bases and was caught stealing only twice. She was perfect in the field with 30 putouts and seven assists and no errors.