Sioux City, Iowa  (GPAC)  – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the softball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played April 5-11, 2021. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2020-21 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Softball Weekly Honors

Pitcher – Kat Miska, University of Jamestown

Kat Miska of the University of Jamestown is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week.  Miska, a junior from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, came within two outs of a perfect game in a 6-0 win over Briar Cliff, but settled for a one-hitter in a 6-0 win. She struck out 11 and did not allow the Chargers to put a ball in play until the fourth inning. Miska allowed one earned run over five innings in a 12-2 win against Dordt (Iowa), finishing the week with a 2-0 record and an ERA of 0.58. She held opponents to a .100 average and struck out 21 in 12 innings. Miska is 11th in the NAIA with her 0.92 ERA and 12th in batting average against (.160).

Player – Morgan Geiszler, University of Jamestown (Infield)

Morgan Geiszler of the University of Jamestown is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports softball player-of-the-week.  Geiszler, a junior from Horace, North Dakota, hit safely in all four games last week as Jamestown went 4-0. All six of her hits were for extra bases, including three doubles, a triple, and two home runs. She posted a slugging percentage of 1.308 and an on-base percentage of .533.