(RV) Rio Grande's Criner earns RSC Softball Player of the Week honors
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- (RV) University of Rio Grande shortstop Michaela Criner hit .632 in six games last week to earn River States Conference Softball Player of the Week honors for April 9-15.
The sophomore from Bremen, Ohio, racked up 12 hits in six games and batted 12 for 19 with eight runs, three doubles, a home run and six RBIs. She also walked twice and was 1 for 1 in stolen bases. Rio Grande went 4-2 in those games as a team.
The biggest game of the week for Criner was going 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs in a 9-0 win over Midway (Ky.) in conference play. Later in the week, she batted 6 for 8 in a doubleheader split at Shawnee State, which included three total runs and two doubles. Criner went 4 for 5 with four runs combined in a doubleheader sweep of Ohio Chillicothe.
Rio Grande (26-11, 10-2 RSC) is "receiving votes" nationally and will host Carlow and Point Park April 20-21 for its next games.