Eastern Michigan Athletics
Kriegshauser Earns MAC West Player of the Week Honors
5/9/2017 10:06:00 AM | Softball
The senior outfielder picked up the league honor ofr the second time this season
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — After leading the Eastern Michigan University softball team to a 2-2 record in its final week of play, senior Michelle Kriegshauser (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln Way Central) has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday, May 9. The conference's announcement marks the second time this season and fourth time in her career she has earned the honor. Kriegshauser is the first Eagle to claim the conference's weekly accolade twice in the same season since Amanda Stanton did so in 2013.
Kriegshauser hit a staggering .533 at the plate, going 8-for-15 with two doubles and a home run, and continued her ascent up the EMU and MAC record books in Eastern's doubleheaders against Oakland and Central Michigan.
Kriegshauser began the week with a 2-for-3 outing against Oakland, helping the Green and White snap a seven-game losing skid. She followed that up with a 2-for-4 effort in the night cap of the doubleheader, fueling the Eagles to yet another win. From there, Kriegshauser wreaked havoc against Central Michigan, May 7, touching up the MAC Regular Season Champion Chippewas. The New Lenox, Ill. native combined to go 4-for-8 with a double and a home run. With the double, the 57th of her career, Kriegshauser continued to solidify herself as the EMU record holder, while also moving into a tie for second all-time in MAC laurels. Additionally, it marked the 17th two-bagger of the season for Kriegshauser, tying the EMU single season record.
Kriegshauser finishes her career with a .361 career batting average, the best in EMU laurels, and also is slotted second in home runs (29) and tied for second in hits (211), while ranking fifth in runs (110) and sixth in RBI's (106).
Kriegshauser hit a staggering .533 at the plate, going 8-for-15 with two doubles and a home run, and continued her ascent up the EMU and MAC record books in Eastern's doubleheaders against Oakland and Central Michigan.
Kriegshauser began the week with a 2-for-3 outing against Oakland, helping the Green and White snap a seven-game losing skid. She followed that up with a 2-for-4 effort in the night cap of the doubleheader, fueling the Eagles to yet another win. From there, Kriegshauser wreaked havoc against Central Michigan, May 7, touching up the MAC Regular Season Champion Chippewas. The New Lenox, Ill. native combined to go 4-for-8 with a double and a home run. With the double, the 57th of her career, Kriegshauser continued to solidify herself as the EMU record holder, while also moving into a tie for second all-time in MAC laurels. Additionally, it marked the 17th two-bagger of the season for Kriegshauser, tying the EMU single season record.
Kriegshauser finishes her career with a .361 career batting average, the best in EMU laurels, and also is slotted second in home runs (29) and tied for second in hits (211), while ranking fifth in runs (110) and sixth in RBI's (106).
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