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Lily West Named BIG EAST Softball Freshman of the Week
5/1/2023 2:31:00 PM | Softball
Cayla Nielsen earns spot on BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton softball's Lily West earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors, the league announced on Monday afternoon. West is the second Bluejay this season to earn the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor, joining Natalia Puchino (March 20). Junior Cayla Nielsen was also named to this week's BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
West, a Choctaw, Okla. native, started all five games behind the plate for the Bluejays and hit 8-of-21 (.381) with four runs scored, three RBI and two doubles to help the Bluejays to a trio of wins over South Dakota and Providence this past week.
The freshman started the week by going 3-for-4 with a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader against South Dakota on April 25. West followed that performance with an RBI single and a stolen base to help the Bluejays sweep the Coyotes in game two of the twinbill.
After going hitless in the series opener against Providence, West singled and scored a run in the second game of the series before finished the weekend with a 3-for-5 showing in the series finale. West guided the Bluejays to a 7-0 shutout victory over Providence on April 29, driving in two runs on two doubles while also scoring twice herself.
West is one of two Bluejays to start all 50 games this season and currently ranks second on the team with a .339 batting average. The Oklahoma native also ranks second on the team in hits with 56, which is also tied for the third most hits in a single season by a freshman in program history. West has also recorded 15 multi-hit games this season, which ranks tied for the second most multi-hit games by a Bluejay freshman in the last 20 seasons.
Nielsen earned BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition after recording a team-best 10 hits on .556 hitting (10-of-18). Nielsen scored a team-high six runs, while hitting two doubles and stealing two bases in the Bluejays three wins last week.
Nielsen opened the week by going 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored, before going 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in the Bluejays doubleheader sweep of South Dakota on April 25. She then went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch in the series opener against Providence on April 28. Nielsen followed with another 1-for-3 showing in game two before closing the weekend with a season-high four hits, including a double and two runs scored in the series finale shutout win over the Friars on April 29.
The Blair, Nebraska native continues to pace the Bluejays with a .390 batting average. Nielsen also paces Creighton with a .610 slugging percentage and a .489 on-base percentage on a team-best 57 hits this season. She has also scored a team-high 38 runs, while ranking second on the team with 11 doubles.
The Bluejays wrap up the regular season this weekend with a three-game series at home against St. John's. The series is set to begin on Friday at 4 p.m. from the Creighton Sports Complex.
West, a Choctaw, Okla. native, started all five games behind the plate for the Bluejays and hit 8-of-21 (.381) with four runs scored, three RBI and two doubles to help the Bluejays to a trio of wins over South Dakota and Providence this past week.
The freshman started the week by going 3-for-4 with a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader against South Dakota on April 25. West followed that performance with an RBI single and a stolen base to help the Bluejays sweep the Coyotes in game two of the twinbill.
After going hitless in the series opener against Providence, West singled and scored a run in the second game of the series before finished the weekend with a 3-for-5 showing in the series finale. West guided the Bluejays to a 7-0 shutout victory over Providence on April 29, driving in two runs on two doubles while also scoring twice herself.
West is one of two Bluejays to start all 50 games this season and currently ranks second on the team with a .339 batting average. The Oklahoma native also ranks second on the team in hits with 56, which is also tied for the third most hits in a single season by a freshman in program history. West has also recorded 15 multi-hit games this season, which ranks tied for the second most multi-hit games by a Bluejay freshman in the last 20 seasons.
Nielsen earned BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition after recording a team-best 10 hits on .556 hitting (10-of-18). Nielsen scored a team-high six runs, while hitting two doubles and stealing two bases in the Bluejays three wins last week.
Nielsen opened the week by going 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored, before going 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in the Bluejays doubleheader sweep of South Dakota on April 25. She then went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch in the series opener against Providence on April 28. Nielsen followed with another 1-for-3 showing in game two before closing the weekend with a season-high four hits, including a double and two runs scored in the series finale shutout win over the Friars on April 29.
The Blair, Nebraska native continues to pace the Bluejays with a .390 batting average. Nielsen also paces Creighton with a .610 slugging percentage and a .489 on-base percentage on a team-best 57 hits this season. She has also scored a team-high 38 runs, while ranking second on the team with 11 doubles.
The Bluejays wrap up the regular season this weekend with a three-game series at home against St. John's. The series is set to begin on Friday at 4 p.m. from the Creighton Sports Complex.
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