ST. LOUIS – Illinois State softball's Mack Leonard and Morgan Day have earned the Missouri Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week distinctions, respectively, the league office announced on Monday.
Leonard showed her power at the plate this week in a trio of wins by the Redbirds, as the junior utility player boasted a .857 batting average (6-for-7), 2.286 slugging percentage and .909 on-base percentage. Leonard went a perfect 3-for-3 in back-to-back games against Northern Illinois and Loyola, scoring a trio of runs in each win.