Winner of the Treasure Valley softball player of the week contest (May 2 to 8)
Voting has closed for the Treasure Valley Softball Player of the Week contest.
Below is the winner. You can read about all the candidates and their accomplishments below.
- Softball: Ysabella Villegas, Bishop Kelly
[Related: Baseball player of the week | Track athletes of the week]
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Brooke Garman, Vallivue: Hit three home runs and drove in seven runs as part of a 5-for-5 day in the Falcons’ 20-10 win over Columbia in the first round of the 4A District Three Tournament. She finished the week 6-for-6, adding a triple, eight runs scored and three stolen bases.
Talia Jenkins, Kuna: Cranked a walk-off home run in an 8-7 win over Rocky Mountain in a 5A District Three Tournament play-in game.
Ysabella Villegas, Bishop Kelly: Went 4-for-5 with three home runs and seven RBIs in two victories.
Hailey Stevenson, Emmett: Hit three home runs and drove in five runs in the Huskies’ wins over Nampa and Columbia. She also doubled and went 4-for-7.
Jorja Crider, Middleton: Hit five home runs, drove in 10 runs and went 8-for-13 as the Vikings rolled to three victories.
Whitney Cordes, Weiser: Threw a five-inning, one-hit shutout in a 16-0 win vs. Parma. She also went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the victory.
Cora Johnson, Borah: Drove in all three runs and went 2-for-3 with a triple and a home run in the Lions’ 3-2 victory vs. Centennial.
Allie Laufenburger, Capital: Held Meridian to one earned run in a pair of meetings, striking out 17 in nine innings. She also went 2-for-3 with three RBIs as the Eagles advanced to the 5A District Three Tournament for the first time since 2018.
Alexis Cudaback, Notus: Hit a home run in each of the Pirates’ three wins, going 6-for-9 with seven RBIs. She also held opponents to two earned runs on nine hits while striking out 23 in 17 innings pitched.
Jewell Bell, New Plymouth: Held opponents to one earned run while striking out 21 in 12 innings as the Pilgrims clinched the 2A WIC regular-season title.
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This story was originally published May 9, 2022 at 2:46 PM.
