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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Softball Honored
5/7/2002 12:00 AM | Softball
May 7, 2002
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Utah junior first baseman Niki Hayhurst was named the Mountain West Conference Softball Player of the Week, for the week of May 6-10.
Hayhurst, a Keizer, Ore., native, hit .818 (9-for-11) for the Utes last week, with three home runs, three doubles, 10 RBI and four runs scored. She had two or more hits in three of four games, including a 4-for-4 effort with two home runs (one grand slam), six RBI and two runs scored in Utah's, 8-6, game one loss to New Mexico. She followed that with a 4-for-5 performance in Utah's sweep of Colorado State. Against the Rams, Hayhurst hit her third homer of the week, had two doubles, three RBI and scored a run. Defensively she recorded 23 putouts, had five assists and no errors. On the season, Hayhurst is batting .291 (.476 in MWC play), with six home runs, 31 RBI and a .491 slugging percentage.
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