KANSAS — Maddy Meierer of No. 25 Evangel University and Mariah Cunningham of Sterling College have earned the KCAC Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Feb. 23-March 1 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
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Pitcher of the Week
Maddy Meierer - #25 Evangel University
Jr. | P | Nixa, Mo.
Meierer continued her exceptional start to the season last week, going 3-0 in the circle with wins against Williams Baptist, #9 Science and Arts (Okla.), and (RV) Morningside. Meierer allowed just two earned runs over 21 innings pitched (.67 ERA), striking out 15 batters and nearly throwing a no-hitter against the Drovers.
| Pitching |
app |
gs |
w |
l |
sv |
cg |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
k |
k/7 |
hr |
era |
whip |
| Feb 24 at Williams Baptist (AR) W, 3-2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5.00 |
1 |
2.00 |
.86 |
| Feb 27 vs. Science and Arts W, 2-1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6.13 |
0 |
0.00 |
.25 |
| Feb 28 at Morningside W, 8-0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
.83 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
.00 |
- |
0.00 |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
21.0 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
5.00 |
1 |
0.67 |
.62 |
| Fielding |
g |
tc |
po |
a |
e |
fpct |
dp |
sba |
rcs |
rcs% |
pb |
ci |
| Feb 24 at Williams Baptist (AR) W, 3-2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
| Feb 27 vs. Science and Arts W, 2-1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Feb 28 at Morningside W, 8-0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Conference |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
Player of the Week
Mariah Cunningham - Sterling College
Sr. | OF | Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Cunningham had the hot bat for the Lady Warriors last week, especially in Sterling's wins over Hesston College. Her most impressive game came in game two against Hesston, where she turned three at-bats into four runs, three hits and three RBIs while also recording a triple and two stolen bases. She had a perfect batting average, a perfect on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of 1.667. On the week, Cunningham turned 14 at-bats into seven hits, seven runs and four RBIs while also recording one double and two triples. She had a batting average of .500, an on-base percentage of .533, and an slugging percentage of .857. Cunningham was also perfect from left field, turning eight total chances into seven putouts and one assist.
| Hitting |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
bb |
k |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
| Feb 24 vs. Hesston College W, 8-5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
.250 |
.500 |
| Feb 24 vs. Hesston College W, 11-3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
1.667 |
| Feb 28 at Cottey (MO) L, 7-5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
.250 |
.750 |
| Feb 28 at Cottey (MO) L, 14-4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.667 |
.667 |
.667 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
4 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
.533 |
.857 |
| Extended Hitting |
g |
hbp |
sf |
sh |
tb |
xbh |
hdp |
go |
fo |
go/fo |
pa |
| Feb 24 vs. Hesston College W, 8-5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
4 |
| Feb 24 vs. Hesston College W, 11-3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
4 |
| Feb 28 at Cottey (MO) L, 7-5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
4 |
| Feb 28 at Cottey (MO) L, 14-4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
3 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
| Overall |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0.25 |
15 |
| Fielding |
g |
tc |
po |
a |
e |
fpct |
dp |
sba |
rcs |
rcs% |
pb |
ci |
| Feb 24 vs. Hesston College W, 8-5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Feb 24 vs. Hesston College W, 11-3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Feb 28 at Cottey (MO) L, 7-5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Feb 28 at Cottey (MO) L, 14-4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Conference |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
4 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
PREVIOUS 2026 KCAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOREES
- Week 1 (Feb. 9): Maddy Meierer, Evangel (Pitcher) | Brookelynn Becker, Ottawa (Player)
- Week 2 (Feb. 16): Maddy Meierer, Evangel (Pitcher) | Naomi Perkins, Ottawa (Player)
- Week 3 (Feb. 23): Maddy Meierer, Evangel (Pitcher) | Cambell Riordan, Friends (Player)
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