Valley City  (VCSU)   Valley City State swept the final edition of the North Star Athletic Association’s Softball Players of the Week. Emily Smith was named Pitcher of the Week and Jessica Husband was chosen as Player of the Week. It is the fifth time this season that the Vikings have swept the weekly honor.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Emily Smith – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’7″ – Senior – pitcher – Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada – Smith earned three victories on the week, including two shutouts as Valley City State (N.D.) went 6-0 record for the week.  The Vikings claimed the North Star Athletic Association regular-season title as Smith tossed a complete game with 11 strikeouts and allowed one run on four hits in 9-1 victory at Mayville State (N.D.).  For the week, Smith gave up just one run and finished all three games in five innings.  She struck out 25 batters and held its opponents to a .113 batting average.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Player-of-the-Week
Jessica Husband – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’5″ – Junior – outfielder – Kingwood Park, Texas – Husband recorded a .765 batting average and a 1.353 slugging percentage after going 13-of-17 at the plate with three home runs, fueling Valley City State (N.D.) to a 6-0 record for the week.  She drove in 11 runs and scored eight runs for the week.  Husband also had a double and recorded at least two hits in each of the six games.