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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Softball Gains MWC Player Of The Week Honors
4/3/2002 12:00 AM | Softball
April 3, 2002
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Utah sophomore Melissa Stahnke was named Mountain West Conference Softball Player of the Week for the week of Apr. 1-5.
Stahnke, a Ridgefield, Wash. native, earned her third career player of the week award with her performance during the opening weekend of conference play. Stahnke went 6-for-12 (.500) from the plate, with a double and two runs scored in helping the Utes to two victories. She hit safely in all four games last week, including a 2-for-3, two RBI performance in the Utes 4-2 victory over conference leader San Diego State in game two of the doubleheader. In the Utes' doubleheader against UNLV, she batted 3-for-6 from the dish, smashing a double and scoring two runs. Defensively, she was responsible for seven putouts and 10 assists on the week, while only committing one error. On the season, Stahnke is batting .328, with seven home runs and 21 RBI.
UP NEXT: On Thurs., Apr. 4, Utah will host Pacific at 3:00 p.m. The Utes will take on the New Mexico Lobos on Fri., Apr. 5 at 1:30 p.m. (DH) and Colorado State on Sat., Apr. 6 at 12:00 p.m. (DH). On Wed., Apr. 10, Utah hosts Southern Utah in a doubleheader match-up at 1:30 p.m. in Salt Lake City. The Utes will take on in-state rival BYU on Sat., Apr. 13 at 12:00 p.m. (DH) at Ute Field. Utah hits the road on Tues., Apr. 16, facing the Utah State Aggies in a single-game at 3:00 p.m. in Logan, Utah. On Thurs., Apr. 18, the Utes will host Cal-State Northridge for a single-game contest at 3:00 p.m. in Salt Lake City. Utah will face the UNLV Rebels on Fri., Apr. 19 at 1:30 p.m. (DH) and the San Diego State Aztecs on Sat., Apr. 20 at 12:00 p.m. (DH) at Ute Field. On Tues., Apr. 23, the Utes take on the Utah State Aggies in a single-game contest at 3:00 p.m. in Salt Lake City.
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