Week of April 16-22, 2007


Alex Goodson
Softball

Alex Goodson, a freshman utility player from Plainfield, Ill., batted .600 on the week, tied one school record, and is closing in on another. She was 9-for-15 with three doubles, a triple, two homers, and 10 runs batted in, which translates into a 1.333 slugging percentage. Goodson was named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week. In Lawrence's 14-1 and 11-7 doubleheader sweep of Carroll College, she was 7-for-9 with two doubles, a triple, and a two-run homer. Lawrence swept Finlandia University 4-3 and 6-5 the following day, as Goodson went 3-for-6 with a double and a homer. The homer against Finlandia gave Goodson six for the season, which ties the school season record set by Tracie Spangenberg in 1987. Goodson, who is batting .422 on the season, now has 35 RBIs, two shy of tying Jenny Batog's 1999 season record of 37. Goodson is among the national leaders in home runs, RBIs, and triples per game and slugging percentage.

Kevin Kangas
Baseball

Kevin Kangas, a senior pitcher from Chassell, Mich., was 2-0 on the week as he picked up a win against UW-Stout and handed St. Norbert College its first conference loss of the season. Kangas, who was named the Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Week, threw 14 innings, on the week, striking out 12 and walking five with a 3.86 earned run average. In a 6-4 win over Stout, he went five innings, allowed two runs, struck out seven and walked four. He went the distance against St. Norbert, allowing four earned runs while striking out five and walking one. On the season, Kangas is 2-3 with a 2.54 ERA. His 50 strikeouts in 39 innings ranks him second in NCAA Division III in strikeouts per game.

Catherine Marinac
Softball

Catherine Marinac, a junior pitcher from St. Paul, Minn., went 4-0 on the week, winning three starts and picking up another win in relief. Marinac pitched 25 innings on the week, struck out 19, and walked two. She tossed a pair of complete games in Lawrence's sweep of Carroll. Marinac, who was named the Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Week, allowed only three hits in the opener against Carroll and then struck out seven without walking a batter in the nightcap. Marinac allowed only one earned run in the opening win against Finlandia and then tossed two innings of scoreless relief to pick up the victory in the nightcap. Marinac, the 2006 North Division Pitcher of the Year, is 11-5 this season with a 2.14 earned run average. She has struck out 73 and walked 24 in 91 2/3 innings.