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Nikki Sorgi Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
March 20, 2019 | Softball
Sophomore hit .444 as BGSU went 6-0
Bowling Green State University softball standout Nikki Sorgi has been named the Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week. The conference office made the announcement Wednesday afternoon (March 20). Sorgi earns the award for the first time in her BGSU career.
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NOTES: Five Intra-State Battles Await BG This Week
2019 Schedule | 2019 Media Guide/Record Book
SATURDAY RECAP: Falcons Take Two on Record-Setting Saturday
SUNDAY RECAP: Falcons Roll Along to Two More Wins in Morehead
Sorgi, a native of Shelby Township, Mich. (Henry Ford II), hit .444 as the Falcons went a perfect 6-0 last week. The sophomore was 8-for-18 at the plate with an on-base percentage of .500 and a slugging pct. of .889. She had two doubles and two home runs among those eight hits, and scored six runs.
Sorgi was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored against Oakland last Wednesday, and she walked twice and scored twice in Saturday's run-rule win over St. Bonaventure. On Sunday, she was a perfect 6-for-6 in a pair of BGSU wins, going 3-for-3 vs. both SBU and Morehead State at the latter school's MSU Classic. She had two doubles among her three hits vs. the Bonnies, then had another homer in the win over MSU. The Falcons scored 64 runs in last week's six wins, including 50 in the four games at the MSU Classic.
On the season, Sorgi is hitting .353, and she has already topped her totals for all of 2018 in nearly every hitting category. She has eight extra-base hits this season after totaling one as a freshman.
In the classroom, Sorgi is a health science major with a perfect 4.000 cumulative grade-point average.
The MAC Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Week Award is presented to one male and one female athlete each week. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and have performed well during the previous week's competition. The winners are selected by a member of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives.
Sorgi and the Falcons (10-11) are in Dayton today (Wednesday, March 20) for a pair of games at the WSU Softball Field. BGSU faces Dayton in a 2:00 p.m. start, then will meet host Wright State in a game slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.
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LINKS
NOTES: Five Intra-State Battles Await BG This Week
2019 Schedule | 2019 Media Guide/Record Book
SATURDAY RECAP: Falcons Take Two on Record-Setting Saturday
SUNDAY RECAP: Falcons Roll Along to Two More Wins in Morehead
Sorgi, a native of Shelby Township, Mich. (Henry Ford II), hit .444 as the Falcons went a perfect 6-0 last week. The sophomore was 8-for-18 at the plate with an on-base percentage of .500 and a slugging pct. of .889. She had two doubles and two home runs among those eight hits, and scored six runs.
Sorgi was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored against Oakland last Wednesday, and she walked twice and scored twice in Saturday's run-rule win over St. Bonaventure. On Sunday, she was a perfect 6-for-6 in a pair of BGSU wins, going 3-for-3 vs. both SBU and Morehead State at the latter school's MSU Classic. She had two doubles among her three hits vs. the Bonnies, then had another homer in the win over MSU. The Falcons scored 64 runs in last week's six wins, including 50 in the four games at the MSU Classic.
On the season, Sorgi is hitting .353, and she has already topped her totals for all of 2018 in nearly every hitting category. She has eight extra-base hits this season after totaling one as a freshman.
In the classroom, Sorgi is a health science major with a perfect 4.000 cumulative grade-point average.
The MAC Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Week Award is presented to one male and one female athlete each week. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and have performed well during the previous week's competition. The winners are selected by a member of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives.
Sorgi and the Falcons (10-11) are in Dayton today (Wednesday, March 20) for a pair of games at the WSU Softball Field. BGSU faces Dayton in a 2:00 p.m. start, then will meet host Wright State in a game slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.
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