Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of April 27-May 3.
Baseball
Position
Max Krebs, junior (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley), infield, UW-River Falls
Krebs helped lead the Falcon offense to average 10 runs per game during the week in their series against UW-Eau Claire. He went 12-for-15 (.800 AVG) at the plate with a double, a triple and a home run. Krebs recorded multi-hit performances in all four games, including a 4-for-4 performance with a grand slam on May 2. On the week, he drove in seven and scored six runs and was 3-for-3 stealing bases. Krebs posted a .812 OBP, 1.200 SLG and 2.012 OPS on the week.
Also nominated:
- UW-Eau Claire, Kellen Smith, freshman, center field, Altoona, Wis. (Altoona)
- UW-La Crosse, Emiliano Ramos, senior, infield, Hartland, Wis. (Hartland Arrowhead)
- UW-Oshkosh, Logan Schill, junior, outfield, Pewaukee, Wis. (Pewaukee)
- UW-Platteville, Connor Gresens, senior, catcher/designated hitter, Rochester, N.Y. (Irondequoit)
- UW-Stevens Point, Drew Mistele, junior, infield, Baraboo, Wis. (Baraboo)
- UW-Whitewater, Jackson Spring, sophomore, infield, St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North)
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Pitcher
Owen Deprez, senior (New Franken, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco), pitcher, UW-La Crosse
Deprez put his name in the Eagles' all-time record book on May 1 with his win over UW-Oshkosh and improved to 7-1 on the year. He now has 24 wins in his career, which ties the all-time UW-La Crosse record. In the win, Deprez went 7.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk, while striking out 11. His 11 strikeouts added to his all-time school record of 254 in his career.
Also nominated:
- UW-Eau Claire, Nick Meuser, junior, pitcher, Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville)
- UW-Oshkosh, Josh Jansen, senior, pitcher, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)
- UW-Platteville, Jordan Stanton, senior, pitcher, Hazelgreen, Wis. (Southwestern)
- UW-River Falls, Isaac Mens, sophomore, pitcher, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)
- UW-Stevens Point, Kenny Schultz, senior, pitcher, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
- UW-Whitewater, Sam Steuber, junior, pitcher, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)
Softball
Position
Melissa Dietz, senior (Reedsburg, Wis./Reedsburg), third base, UW-Platteville
Dietz finished the four-game conference matchups and a halted game hitting .723 in 15 at-bats. She had seven singles on the week, two doubles and two home runs. Dietz had a five-hit day on April 29 with three singles and two doubles. On May 2, she had the go-ahead single vs. UW-Oshkosh to put the Pioneers ahead 2-1. Dietz then completed the weekend with two home runs and three walks on May 3 in the 15-7 victory over UW-River Falls.
Also nominated:
- UW-Eau Claire, Norah Kutnink, junior, right field/second base, Winneconne, Wis. (Winneconne)
- UW-La Crosse, Amber Gonzalez, sophomore, outfield, Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee)
- UW-Oshkosh, Maddie Crick, sophomore, designated player, Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
- UW-Stevens Point, Ashley LeCavalier, freshman, outfield, Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg)
- UW-Whitewater, Maggie Ward, senior, outfield, Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove North)
Pitcher
Carmen Follette, junior (Dousman, Wis./Kettle Moraine), pitcher, UW-La Crosse
Follette went 2-0 with a 0.00 earned run average in two appearances during the week. She tossed a pair of complete games, pitching 17.0 innings while allowing eight hits, no earned runs and six walks, while striking out 15. Follette went 7.0 innings in a 4-0 shutout at UW-River Falls on April 29, allowing five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. She then earned the victory in a 2-1 win at UW-Stout on May 2, going 10.0 innings, allowing three hits and four walks with eight strikeouts.
Also nominated:
- UW-Eau Claire, Emma Sather, senior, pitcher, Chetek, Wis. (Chetek-Weyerhaeuser)
- UW-Oshkosh, Grace Nardi, sophomore, pitcher, Marquette, Mich. (Negaunee)
- UW-Platteville, Nora Buske, freshman, pitcher, Theresa, Wis. (Lomira)
- UW-Stevens Point, Kodi Rizzo, sophomore, pitcher, Newark, Ill. (Newark)
- UW-Stout, Sarah Wilkins, junior, pitcher, Red Deer, Alberta (St. Joseph)
- UW-Whitewater, Josie Hammen, junior, pitcher, Combined Locks, Wis. (Kimberly)
