INDIANAPOLIS -- UIC senior Devin Miller (Chicago, Ill.) has been the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week while Valparaiso freshman Janelle Bouchard (Kennebunk, Maine) has been named the Hitter of the Week for the first time in her career.
Miller went 3-0 in three starts for the Flames, allowing just one earned run in 20.0 innings pitched (0.35 ERA) and striking out 16 while giving up just five walks. Opposing batters managed just a .115 batting average against Miller and only one extra-base hit -- a double.
The senior allowed just two hits in her first start of the week and just one in her final start.
UIC returns to action tomorrow against IUPUI in Indianapolis before facing Youngstown State this weekend.
Bouchard led the Horizon League with a .667/2.000/.700 slash line in four games last week, smacking four home runs. Her home runs came in a pair of multi-homer games, the first of which was the first of her career and included a first-inning grand slam and a sixth-inning solo shot. Bouchard then hit a pair of home runs in the first inning of the series finale against Detroit.
The freshman catcher scored four runs on the week and racked up 11 RBI, moving into the Horizon League-lead with 40 on the season. She also walked once without striking out during the week.
Valpo returns to action on Wednesday at Purdue before traveling to Cleveland State this weekend.
Softball Player of the Week:
Feb. 12: Joylyn Ichiyama, Valparaiso
Feb. 19: Dara Toman, Cleveland State
Feb. 26: Lauren Moore, Loyola
March 5: Brittany Duncan, Valparaiso
March 11: Lindsey Norway, Valparaiso
March 18: Courtney Heeley, UIC
March 25: Natalie Hernandez, UIC
April 1: Laura Swan, UIC
April 8: Natalie Hernandez, UIC
April 15: Erica McNew, Cleveland State
April 22: Janelle Bouchard, Valparaiso
Softball Pitcher of the Week:
Feb. 12: Sierra Pico, Valparaiso
Feb. 19: Susan Knight, Cleveland State
Feb. 26: Brittany Gardner, Loyola
March 5: Taylor Weissenhofer, Valparaiso
March 11: Kristina Vizza, Loyola
March 18: Sierra Pico, Valparaiso
March 25: Devin Miller, UIC
Krystian DeWitt, Wright State
April 1: Devin Miller, UIC
April 8: Brittany Gardner, Loyola
April 15: Casey Crozier, Youngstown State
April 22: Devin Miller, UIC
