ST. LOUIS – Senior catcher Dayna Kennedy and freshman pitcher Hannah Meeks have been named the Missouri Valley Conference's Player and Newcomer of the Week respectively as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Kennedy, a senior from Decatur, Ill., started all three games behind the dish for Illinois State in the Redbirds' weekend series at Valparaiso. She made huge contributions at the plate as Illinois State scored 37 runs over the three-game series. Kennedy was 7-for-10 (.700) while posting three consecutive multi-hit contests. In the first game of the weekend, Kennedy was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and 3 runs scored which was a career high for the senior. The following game…
