KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced new Athletes of the Week for week ten of the 2026 softball season. Washburn swept this week’s honors with back-to-back doubleheader sweeps in MIAA action. Katie Ediger was named the Hitter of the Week and Jenna Sprague was named the Pitcher of the Week.
MIAA HITTER OF THE WEEK: Kate Ediger, Washburn
Kate Ediger batted an impressive .714 as the Ichabods went 4-0 over the weekend with MIAA doubleheader sweeps over Nebraska Kearney and Fort Hays State. The senior first baseman had at least two hits in every game, collecting 10 total hits in 14 at-bats, which included five doubles for a 1.071 slugging percentage and a .714 on-base percentage. She also scored six runs and drove in three others. On defense, Ediger collected 25 putouts with a 1.000 fielding percentage, which included two double plays.
MIAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jenna Sprague, Washburn
Jenna Sprague was 2-0 in two starts with two complete-game shutouts for a 0.00 ERA as the Ichabods collected MIAA wins over Nebraska Kearney and Fort Hays State on the road last week. The senior struck out 10 batters in the week, scattering eight hits overall in 14 innings of work. In her first shutout, she held the Lopers to three hits while striking out six with one walk in a 4-0 win, needing only 77 pitches to do so. Against the Tigers, Sprague recorded four strikeouts with no walks, allowing five hits in a 6-0 win.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
HITTERS
Brooke Flewelling, Emporia State
Brooke Flewelling hit .667 with a 1.750 slugging percentage and 2.515 OPS with three home runs, two doubles, a triple, eight runs scored and eight RBI in four games for the Hornets last week. Her 14 home runs this season currently lead the MIAA and rank third on the Emporia State single-season chart. Flewelling was 3-for-4 with two home runs, four runs scored and three RBI in Emporia State's 15-4 win in game one at Nebraska Kearney. She followed that by going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI in the 5-3 win in game two against the Lopers. The junior third baseman then went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBI in ESU's 15-7 win in the matinee at Fort Hays State. In the nightcap against the Tigers, she had an RBI double and came around to score in the first inning and was walked in her next three plate appearances, seeing only one strike in 13 pitches. Flewelling is currently leading the league in slugging percentage and home runs this season.
Abbey Duarte, Fort Hays State
Abbey Duarte led the Tigers with a .533 batting average and 10 RBI for the week as Fort Hays State went 3-3 over six games. The sophomore recorded nine of her 10 RBI in the doubleheader with Emporia State, including a game-six RBI in FHSU’s 8-3 win over the Hornets. The six RBI were only one shy of the FHSU single-game record. Four of her eight hits for the week went for extra bases, including three doubles and one home run. She also scored five runs on the week.
Jenna Jobe, Central Oklahoma
Jenna Jobe led No.18 Central Oklahoma to a perfect 4-0 week against MIAA opponents in Edmond. The sophomore went 4-for-7 at the plate with two home runs and a double. She also had three walks and two more hit-by-pitches for a weekly .750 on-base percentage. In Friday’s MIAA doubleheader against Northwest Missouri, Jobe started the day going 2-for-2 with two home runs in the 5-2 win, then went 1-for-3 with an RBI double in game two’s 8-3 win. On Saturday against Missouri Western, she went 1-for-2 with an RBI and didn't have an official at-bat in game two as the walks and HBP’s piled up.
PITCHERS
Emily Davis, Missouri Southern
Emily Davis went 1-0 over the week one start against Northeastern State as Missouri Southern picked up the MIAA doubleheader sweep at home. Davis pitched a complete game of 7.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out nine RiverHawks in the game two finale. She limited Northeastern State hitters to a .192 batting average as she improved to 13-3 this season.
ALSO NOMINATED:
HITTERS – Mackenzie Mlnarik [Northwest Missouri], Myah Dwyer [Missouri Western], Rylee Bush [Rogers State], Taylor Nuckolls [Missouri Southern], Taylor Thompson [Central Missouri]
PITCHERS – Carleigh Kinnaird [Central Oklahoma], Erica Ross [Rogers State], Hannah Butterbaugh [Emporia State], Solana Carpenter [Fort Hays State]
WEEK ONE HITTER: Korynn Tindel, Northeastern State
WEEK ONE PITCHER: Emily Davis, Missouri Southern
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WEEK TWO HITTER: Katie Gray, Missouri Southern
WEEK TWO PITCHER: Harley Pruetting, Missouri Western
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WEEK THREE HITTER: Kalee Higdon, Missouri Western
WEEK THREE PITCHER: Sadie Walker, Washburn
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WEEK FOUR HITTER: Lexie Davis, Pittsburg State
WEEK FOUR PITCHER: Hannah Butterbaugh, Emporia State
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WEEK FIVE HITTER: Rylee Lemos, Central Oklahoma
WEEK FIVE PITCHER: Shelby Beard, Central Oklahoma
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WEEK SIX HITTER: Heather Arnett, Pittsburg State
WEEK SIX PITCHER: Madison Hamilton, Central Oklahoma
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WEEK SEVEN HITTER: Heather Arnett, Pittsburg State
WEEK SEVEN PITCHER: Emily Davis, Missouri Southern
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WEEK EIGHT HITTER: Alexis Brown, Northwest Missouri
WEEK EIGHT PITCHER: Kinsley Hill, Rogers State
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WEEK NINE HITTER: Bailey Dillon, Missouri Southern
WEEK NINE PITCHER: Kinsley Hill, Rogers State
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WEEK TEN HITTER: Kate Ediger, Washburn
WEEK TEN PITCHER: Jenna Sprague, Washburn