Wichita State’s Addison Barnard Named Extra Inning Softball National Player of the Week

Wichita State slugger Addison Barnard has been named the Extra Inning Softball Player of the Week for her efforts during Week 8 of the college softball season.

In a three-game series against Tulsa, Barnard batted .667 with five home runs and fourteen RBIs to her credit.

In the series opener, Barnard was 1-2 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs to her credit. A third-inning home run gave the Shockers their first lead of the game, while her 4th-inning sacrifice fly helped start a comeback that ultimately gave her team a lead they would not relinquish.

The sophomore had a banner day in game two, leading off the scoring with a first-inning RBI double and ending the day 3-4 at the plate with six RBIs to her credit. Barnard hit a 3-run home run in the third inning and added a two-run shot in the fifth to break open the game and boost the Shockers near run-rule territory.

To close the weekend, Barnard was 2-3 in her team’s offensive onslaught in the series finale, collecting five RBIs on the back of two home runs and an RBI bases-loaded walk. After a solo shot in the first inning, Barnard hit her fifth and final home run of the weekend in the fifth inning, a 3-run shot that vaulted the Shockers into double-digits in scoring.

2022 Extra Inning Softball National Players of the Week:

4/5 – Addison Barnard, Wichita State
3/29 – Miranda Elish, Oklahoma State
3/22 – Sam Hackenbracht, Ohio State
3/15 – Briana Perez, UCLA and Kelsey Hall, Boise State
3/8 – Vallery Wong, Oregon and Georgina Corrick, South Florida
3/1 – Corinne Badger, Stony Brook
2/22 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
2/15 – Olivia Johnson, Washington