WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Shortstop Tyrina Jones was selected as the Big Ten Softball Player of the Week, following a Week 4 performance which saw a pair of wins vs. James Madison and a victory at North Carolina. The honor is the first of its kind for Jones.
Jones produced a .533 batting average, which included two home runs and six RBI on eight hits.
Not only did Jones score the game-winner in all three Purdue victories, she had a hand in every run scored in the 4-0 victory at UNC (3/4) with a run in the sixth inning, followed by a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to seal the win. Jones also notched an RBI double in the fifth-inning vs. James Madison (3/5) to tie up the score, 3-3, before going on the score the game-winner in that very same inning.
The sophomore has now scored a run in 12 of the last 13 games and recorded at least one RBI in the last three straight.
Overall, Jones ranks fourth in the league with a .433 batting average and five home runs this season. Meanwhile, the Lake Worth, Florida product has accumulated 21 RBI, good for third in the league.
She joins elite company alongside Purdue alums All-American Rachel Becker (March 14, 2022), Jenny Behan (March 4, 2019) as the most recent Boilermakers to receive Big Ten Player of the Week honors.
Purdue will travel to Fullerton, California for the Cal State Fullerton Tournament next weekend. The tournament will see doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday. The Boilermakers will take on Brown, Cal State Fullerton, Weber State and Long Beach State and Sacramento State over the three days.
Jones produced a .533 batting average, which included two home runs and six RBI on eight hits.
Not only did Jones score the game-winner in all three Purdue victories, she had a hand in every run scored in the 4-0 victory at UNC (3/4) with a run in the sixth inning, followed by a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to seal the win. Jones also notched an RBI double in the fifth-inning vs. James Madison (3/5) to tie up the score, 3-3, before going on the score the game-winner in that very same inning.
The sophomore has now scored a run in 12 of the last 13 games and recorded at least one RBI in the last three straight.
Overall, Jones ranks fourth in the league with a .433 batting average and five home runs this season. Meanwhile, the Lake Worth, Florida product has accumulated 21 RBI, good for third in the league.
She joins elite company alongside Purdue alums All-American Rachel Becker (March 14, 2022), Jenny Behan (March 4, 2019) as the most recent Boilermakers to receive Big Ten Player of the Week honors.
Purdue will travel to Fullerton, California for the Cal State Fullerton Tournament next weekend. The tournament will see doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday. The Boilermakers will take on Brown, Cal State Fullerton, Weber State and Long Beach State and Sacramento State over the three days.