Wayne State’s Butler Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player of the Week

Wayne State’s Butler Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player of the Week

Courtesy of NFCA Director of Media Relations, Brian Stanley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wayne State’s Lyndsay Butler and Indianapolis’ Morgan Foley were selected Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played April 13-19 announced the Association on Wednesday afternoon.

Butler had a big week at the dish and in the circle helping Wayne State post an undefeated 6-0 week. The Cambridge, Ontario, Canada native batted .478 (11-for-23) with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, nine RBI and seven runs scored. She recorded a 3-0 record with a 0.82 ERA, two shutouts, 27 strikeouts and zero walks in 19 innings, while holding her opposition to a .172 batting average.

Butler recorded a hit and RBI in each game and scored in five of six games. She went 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in game one versus Lake Superior State and closed out the week at the plate by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and a run scored against Northwood. In the circle, Butler, the GLIAC Pitcher of the Week, struck out a week-best 14 batters in her first start of the week at Ferris State. The right-handed hurler put forth a pair of five-inning, one and three-hit shutouts against Lake Superior State (5K) and Northwood (8K), respectively.