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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (jimmiepride.com)– The University of Jamestown swept weekly honors again as Kassi Ward (JR/Olympia, Wash.) was named GPAC Player of the Week and Kat Miska (JR/Pequot Lakes, Minn.) was named GPAC Pitcher of the Week. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from April 19-25 by a vote of conference sports information directors.

Ward had a big week at the plate as the Jimmies went 4-2 in GPAC play. She hit safely in all six games with multiple hits in four of those games. In UJ’s 11-6 win at Hastings (Neb.), Ward was 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI. Ward continued her hot streak in game two against the Broncos, finishing 4-for-4 with two homers, a double, three runs scored, and five RBI. For the week, Ward hit .636 (14-for-22), with two doubles, three home runs, and 12 RBI, with a slugging percentage of 1.136 and an on-base percentage of .667.

Miska won her fourth Pitcher of the Week award as she was a perfect 3-0 in three appearances for UJ last week. She held (RV) Concordia (Neb.) to one run on three hits over seven innings in a 3-1 win, then struck out 17 in seven innings in a 7-3 win at Doane (Neb.) Miska finished the week with six shutout innings at Hastings (Neb.), striking out 12 without issuing a walk in an 11-6 win. For the week, she had a 1.40 earned run average in 20 innings, striking out 36 and held opposing batters to a .171 average.

The Jimmies conclude the regular season with a pair of home doubleheaders this week, hosting Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Tuesday and Morningside (Iowa) College on Saturday.