KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Annika Litterio of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) has been named the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week, and Brooke Lijewski of Dickinson State (N.D.) has been named the NAIA Softball Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from March 31 - April 6 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unafilliated group nominees. 

Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Tuesdays on naia.org, Instagram, and Twitter.

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NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week

Annika Litterio, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) - JR - Pitcher

• Litterio tossed her second no-no this season, earning an 8-0 victory on the road.
• Threw 12.0 frames, two complete games, and averaged 11.08 strikeouts per seven innings with 19 total.
• Between the two road games, her WHIP was down to .17.

NAIA Softball Player of the Week

Brooke Lijewski, Dickinson State (N.D.)- JR - Catcher

• Over four games last week, Lijewski was seeing the ball extremely well, only striking out once.
• Going 10-for-13, she stuffed the box score with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, and 12 RBI.
• Her slash last week stood at .769/.786/1.846

For a full archive of the 2024 NAIA Softball Players of the Week, click HERE