OIT's Moates Named NAIA Softball Player of the Week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tara Moates of Oregon Tech has been named the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week and Nicole Nonnemacher of Saint Xavier (Ill.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Moates and Nonnemacher were selected based on their performances from April 13 – 19, and were chosen out of a pool of conference, independent and unaffiliated group winners.
Softball Player of the Week
Tara Moates, Oregon Tech
5-9, Fr., INF, Klamath Falls, Ore.
• During a four-game week that included three wins for the Hustlin’ Owls, Moates batted .750 (12-for-16) and had a 1.688 slugging percentage.
• Tallied four home runs and 14 RBI.
• Increased her batting average to .524, which is good for No. 3 in the NAIA.
• A model of consistency, Moates had three hits in each of the four contests. In the 14-2 victory over Eastern Oregon on April 18, she finished with two homers and a double.
• Her 88 season hits leads the NAIA and puts her tied for second on the school’s all-time single-season hits list just behind two-time NAIA All-American Torrie Phililppi who had 93.
• Her 13 season home runs ties her for fifth all-time at Oregon Tech with another All-American, Amanda Doherty.