Five Gophers garnered Big Ten postseason honors
The Big Ten announced their end of season awards in softball on Wednesday, and Gopher sophomore Sara Groenewegen was named the Big Ten Player of the Year. She is the third Gopher to ever win the award and is the first since Kari Blank in 1991.
Groenewegen who was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year in 2014 is now just the third player in Big Ten history to win all three major awards. She is so valuable to Minnesota not only to her presence in the circle, but for her bat at the plate as well.