COLBY, Kan. – Running their winning streak to 10 straight games with another pair of conference sweeps, Hutchinson Community College has swept the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 1 Softball Player of the Week awards for a second-straight week with Brooke Backhaus and Morgan Tomlinson bringing home week eight honors.

Brooke Backhaus – Hutchinson (KJCCC Division 1 Softball Player of the Week)
With a walk-off two-run single figuring into the mix, Blue Dragon sophomore first baseman Brooke Backhaus had an impressive week as Hutchinson went 4-0 with sweeps of Garden City and Dodge City and ran its winning streak to 12-straight games. For the week, Backhaus hit .462 (6 for 13) with two doubles and nine RBIs. Trailing Garden City 9-8 in Game two in the bottom of the seventh, Backhaus lashed a line-drive to left to score the game-tying and game-winning runs in a walk-off 10-9 victory. Backhaus also delivered a walk-off hit in a 10-2 run-rule victory over Dodge City in Game two.

Morgan Tomlinson - Hutchinson (KJCCC Division 1 Softball Pitcher of the Week)
Blue Dragon sophomore pitcher Morgan Tomlinson went 3-0 last week to lead the Blue Dragon softball team to a 12-game winning streak and a tie for first place in the JKJCCC standings. For the week, Tomlinson was 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA after allowing six hits, two earned runs, and three walks over 14 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts. Tomlinson earned pitching wins in both ends of a doubleheader against Garden City by starting game one and helping Hutchinson to a 5-2 win as the sophomore tied a career high with nine strikeouts in a complete-game victory. In game two, Tomlinson then worked the final two innings as part of a come-from-behind 10-9 win, retiring all six batters she faced. Four days later, Tomlinson struck out a career-high 10 in a five-inning 10-0 complete game-win over Dodge City, allowing just two hits.

Other Players Nominated:
Laney Wood – Barton
Claire Lopez – Butler
Tiffani Mein – Colby
Whitley Cash – Dodge City

Other Pitchers Nominated:
Meleia Ingram – Barton
Mia Rauzi - Colby