Indiana high school softball players of week (May 16-21)

IndyStar will likely be recognizing the highest softball gamers in Indiana with our gamers of the week ballot. 

Congratulations to Japanese Greene’s Bailee Tieman on being voted Participant of the Week for Might 9-14! She went 7-for-7 with three doubles, three RBIs and 5 runs scored towards Shakamak. She additionally stole a base and was an ideal 8-for-8 within the subject. Tieman (1,906 votes) edged out Yorktown’s Macy Dowd (1,730).

Click on right here to vote on this week’s nominees or scroll to backside of article. Voting will likely be open till midday Friday.

We will likely be conducting a high performers ballot following sectionals. To appoint gamers for consideration, electronic mail Brian Haenchen at bhaenchen@gannett.com or message him on Twitter: @Brian_Haenchen. 

We will likely be accepting nominees for the upcoming week till SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

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Here’s a take a look at final week’s high performers. 

Mackenzie Bieker, Edinburgh

Bieker fanned 18 and didn’t permit an earned run towards each Waldron and Monrovia. Along with her 36 strikeouts, the sophomore additionally logged six hits and 4 RBIs. 

Samantha Breaux, Westfield

Breaux went 3-for-4 with a house run and 5 RBIs in a 12-5 win over McCutcheon. She completed the week batting .556 with seven RBIs and two residence runs. 

Allie Blum, New Palestine

Blum shipped 5 residence runs, two of which have been grand slams, as a part of a 9-for-15 week on the plate. She drove in 17 runs and scored 12 instances herself. 

Michelle Eicher, Indiana Deaf

The sophomore drove in 4 runs on three hits and scored thrice in a 29-13 win over College on Monday, then posted two RBIs and two runs scored the subsequent evening towards Oldenburg Academy. 

Payton Fox, Hamilton Southeastern

The junior had fairly the week in main HSE to 4 extra wins, going 9-for-16 on the plate with three residence runs, two doubles, a triple, six RBIs and eight runs scored. She capped her week with a 2-for-3 exhibiting towards Yorktown that included two homers, two RBIs and two run scored.

Alanah Jones, Yorktown

The Purdue Fort Wayne commit pitched 11 innings final week, permitting two hits and just one earned run (0.63 ERA) with 20 strikeouts. Opponents batted .057 towards Jones, whose efforts helped the Tigers beat Pendleton Heights and safe a share of the HHC title. 

Kaylee Larkin, Brownsburg

Larkin went 3-for-3 with two homers, six RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-2 win over Southport. She additionally homered and drove within the workforce’s solely runs in a 3-2 loss to Fishers. 

Malone Moore, Beech Grove

Moore threw a no-hitter with three walks and eight strikeouts towards Indian Creek. She additionally went 3-for-4 on the plate with a house run and three RBIs. 

Maddy Myers, Whiteland

Myers had one in all her finest video games of the season in a 12-7 win over Triton Central, going 2-for-4 on the plate with a double, a house run, six RBIs and 4 runs scored. 

Grace Morrison, Perry Meridian

The junior went off towards Covenant Christian, clocking 4 hits — two of which have been doubles — and driving in six of the workforce’s 19 runs. 

Caroline Stapleton, Japanese Hancock

Stapleton went 3-for-3 with a triple towards Pendleton Heights. She additionally clocked a pair hits (one residence run) vs. Daleville, and completed 3-for-3 with an RBI and 4 runs scored towards Wes-Del.

Alayna Tesnar, Heritage Christian

The sophomore threw an ideal sport towards Merchants Level Christian on Tuesday, putting out 15 of the 21 batters she confronted on solely 79 pitches. She additionally logged two hits and a run scored in three at bats. Tesnar struck out 10 in a 1-0 loss to Speedway, and 11 in a win over Brebeuf Jesuit. 

Kierra Warrix, Lawrence North

It was a giant week for Warrix on the plate. The senior infielder batted .727 with 5 RBIs and 5 runs scored. Her week was highlighted by a 4-for-4, two-double, three-RBI exhibiting vs. Hamilton Heights within the common season finale. 

Observe Brian Haenchen on Twitter at @Brian_Haenchen.