Player and Pitcher of the Week

Utah's Donnelly and UNLV's Kerrigan take home conference honors.

UNLV RHP Jackie Kerrigan was named MWC Softball Pitcher of the Week.
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April 29, 2003

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Utah junior infielder Glennis Donnelly and UNLV sophomore righthander Jackie Kerrigan have been named Mountain West Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. This is the first weekly honor of the season for both recipients and the third of Kerrigan's career.

Donnelly, a St. Louis, Mo., product, went 10-for-15 (.667) at the plate in five games for the Utes last week. She hit four home runs, a double, knocked in seven RBI and scored eight runs, while hitting safely in all five games. In Utah's first game against conference foe Colorado State, she belted a homer, drove in a run and scored two of her own. She followed with a 3-for-4 performance from the plate in game two against the Rams, smashing her second homer of the series and adding a two-run double. Donnelly wrapped up the week going 5-for-6 from the plate against New Mexico. She hit two more homers against the Lobos, driving in three runs and scoring another three, helping the Utes to a series split. Defensively, she compiled a .900 fielding percentage on the week. Donnelly is batting .292 on the year, with five home runs and 26 RBI.

Kerrigan, a Eugene, Ore., native, went 1-0 in two appearances in conference play last week for the Rebels, giving up no runs, six hits and three walks in 8.1 innings of work. In game one against San Diego State, she threw a four-hit shutout to help UNLV to a 1-0 win. The Rebel victory snapped the first-place Aztecs school record 13-game win streak and gave them their first loss in conference play this season. In the second game againt SDSU, Kerrigan came on in relief, giving up two hits and no runs in 1.1 innings. She is now 15-10 on the year, with eight shutouts.

Mountain West Conference Softball Players of the Week: Feb. 11 - Lynsey Wall, Fr., C, Utah; Feb. 18 - Janna Kovensky, Jr., San Diego State; Feb. 25 - Ricki Walker, Jr., 1B, Colorado State; Mar. 4 - Ashley VanBoxmeer, Fr., SS, New Mexico; Mar. 11 - Joann Figueroa, Jr., 2B, San Diego State; Mar. 18 - Brooke Cadiente, Sr., OF, BYU; Mar. 25 - Lauren Watson, So., C/OF, BYU; Apr. 1 - Jacque Vaca, Jr., 1B, San Diego State; Apr. 8 - Oli Keohohou, Jr., OF, BYU; Apr. 15 - Lynsey Wall, Fr., C/OF, Utah; Apr. 22 - Oli Keohohou, Jr., OF, BYU; Apr. 29 - Glennis Donnelly, Jr., IF, Utah.

Mountain West Conference Softball Pitchers of the Week: Feb. 11 - Heather Bowlin, Jr., RHP, Utah; Feb. 18 - Bre DeSanta, So., RHP, San Diego State; Feb. 25 - Jen Pursell, Sr., RHP, Utah; Mar. 4 - Amy Dumas, Jr., RHP, New Mexico; Mar. 11 - Bre DeSanta, So., RHP, San Diego State; Mar. 18 - Mandy Flint, Sr., RHP, BYU; Mar. 25 - Megan Masser, Jr., RHP, Colorado State; Apr. 1 - Celena Velasquez, Fr., RHP, San Diego State; Apr. 8 - Brooke Boyce, Fr., RHP, BYU; Apr. 15 - Celena Velasquez, Fr., RHP, San Diego State; Apr. 22 - Heather Bowlin, Jr., RHP, Utah; Apr. 29 - Jackie Kerrigan, So., RHP, UNLV.