Willa Bonsall took home week 3 Player of the Week, but she wasn’t the only one who turned heads in Saskatoon this weekend. A few other performances deserve a shoutout.
Katie Thiemann, Mount Royal University
Thiemann was the most dangerous power bat in the league this weekend, hitting .400 with six hits, two home runs, and eight RBI. Her biggest moment came in the opener against SAIT, where she went deep in both the first and second innings to help Mount Royal to a 17-3 rout. Few hitters in the league can match that kind of run-producing weekend.
Allyson McAvoy, University of Saskatchewan
McAvoy quietly put together one of the best two-way weekends in the league. In the circle, she threw 15⅔ innings with a 1.787 ERA, allowing just 10 hits against 61 batters faced for a .200 batting average against. She didn’t slow down at the plate either, hitting .333 with three hits and three RBI in nine plate appearances.
Devyn Rice, University of Lethbridge
Rice was a steady presence at the top of Lethbridge’s lineup all weekend, hitting .385 with a .429 on-base percentage. She came through in key moments too, going 3-for-3 from the leadoff spot in the win over UBC Okanagan and delivering the go-ahead hit against SAIT.
Hudsyn Milne, University of Victoria
Milne had an efficient weekend in the league, hitting .833 with an .857 OBP across seven plate appearances. She backed it up in the circle as well, tossing five shutout innings against Lethbridge with a .059 opponents’ batting average, allowing just a single hit.
Madison Belden, University of Calgary
Belden turned in another sharp pitching performance this weekend, throwing five scoreless innings with a .063 batting average against and five strikeouts to help shut down Victoria, a tough feat against the Vikes powerful bats.
Rhyan Sigmeth, University of Regina
Sigmeth was everywhere in the circle for Regina this weekend, racking up 26 strikeouts across the team’s five games. That kind of workload and production, start after start, made her one of the most heavily relied-upon arms in the league all weekend.
Makayla Douglas, SAIT
In a tough weekend for SAIT, Douglas provided one of the highlights, launching a home run to left field in the loss to Regina. It was a bright spot in an otherwise rough stretch for SAIT, and a sign of the kind of pop she can bring to the lineup.
Natalie Kerr, University of Lethbridge
Kerr delivered the signature moment of the weekend, drawing a bases-loaded, walk-off walk in the bottom of the fifth to beat UBC Okanagan 9-8.
Up Next
Week 3 showed just how deep the talent runs across this league, from breakout rookies to workhorse arms to one-swing moments that flipped a whole game. Week 4 kicks off soon, and if this weekend was any indication, it won’t disappoint. Check out the full weekend schedule for the Lethbridge host weekend here.
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#10 · Pitcher / 1st Base Rhyan Sigmeth
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#18 · 3rd Base / Pitcher Makayla Douglas
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#11 · Utility Natalie Kerr
University of Lethbridge View profile
#42 · Pitcher / 1st Base Madison Belden
University of Calgary View profile
#22 · Pitcher Allyson McAvoy
University of Saskatchewan View profile
#17 · Shortstop / 2nd Base Devyn Rice
University of Lethbridge View profile
#10 · Outfield Katie Thiemann
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