It is the second consecutive week that the honor has been shared by two players.

Coker batted .769 during her team’s games this week, collecting ten hits with four of them going for extra bases. She hit three doubles and a triple, and recorded three RBIs. She also stole six bases and scored thirteen runs on the weekend. Her on-base percentage for the week was 786, and she tied a school record by scoring four runs in the series finale.

Vierstra posted a 5-0 win-loss record on the week, earning a pair of victories over Ball State and three wins against Bowling Green; all five victories came on the road for Vierstra and the Redhawks. Vierstra continued her hot streak that has stretched across the 2021 season by throwing her THIRD perfect game of the season on Sunday against Bowling Green. She held opposing hitters to a .177 average through the week, and recorded 28 strikeouts.

The honor is Coker’s first of the season, and is the second time Vierstra has earned the honor; she was also named the JWOS Player of the Week following week 9 of the season.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State
3/9 – Hannah Roberts, Jacksonville
3/16 – Linda Rush, Drexel
3/23 – Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
3/30 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
4/6 – Lindsey Culver, South Dakota State
4/13 – Courtney Vierstra, Miami (OH)
4/20 – Valerie Cagle, Clemson
4/27 – Sierra Frazier, UAB and Valerie Cagle, Clemson
5/4 – Caitlin Coker, Boston and Courtney Vierstra, Miami (OH)

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Frazier batted .462 on the weekend, helping her Blazers secure a series sweep over UTSA. Going 6-13 at the plate, all of Frazier’s hits went for extra bases, including three home runs as she touched ’em all in three of the four games against the Roadrunners.

Frazier scored six times and drove in six runs in the series, and hit a home run in each of the final three games of the series. She also earned a pair of walks on the weekend.

Appearing both in the circle and at the plate for Clemson, Cagle went 2-0 on the week with 20 strikeouts in 15.0 innings of work. She pitched two complete games against North Carolina State, collecting matching 10-strikeout performances in each, and threw an inning of relief to earn the save in the series finale.

In addition to her exploits in the circle, Cagle performed well at the plate, to the tune of a .750 batting average (6-8) with four extra base hits to her credit. She hit a pair of home run and also registered a pair of doubles, while also collecting three RBIs and scoring five runs. She was walked six times on the weekend, including a pair of intentional passes in the same game, one of which brought in a run.

The honor is the first of the season for Frazier, but marks the second straight week that Cagle has earned the award.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State
3/9 – Hannah Roberts, Jacksonville
3/16 – Linda Rush, Drexel
3/23 – Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
3/30 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
4/6 – Lindsey Culver, South Dakota State
4/13 – Courtney Vierstra, Miami (OH)
4/20 – Valerie Cagle, Clemson
4/27 – Sierra Frazier, UAB and Valerie Cagle, Clemson

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In a conference series against Akron, Vierstra started three of her team’s four games and recorded a no-hitter and a perfect game in two of her three starts.

During the series opener on Friday, Vierstra threw a 5-inning no-hitter, with the only blemish on her record a 1st-inning hit batter that was erased in short order on a stolen base attempt. She recorded twelve strikeouts in the game, and threw just 66 pitches in the run-rule-shortened affair.

Game 2 of the series marked Vierstra’s second consecutive start, and she went 4.1 innings in the circle, allowing three hits and one unearned run, along with eight strikeouts and no free passes.

After not appearing in the third game of the series, Vierstra put together her finest achievement of the weekend in the series finale. Going a full seven innings in the circle, Vierstra did not allow a base run and recorded a perfect game. She struck out twelve batters yet again, and threw just 93 pitches en route to the milestone achievement.

Vierstra’s weekend line included 16.1 innings pitched, three hits allowed, one unearned run, zero walks, and thirty-two (32) strikeouts, in addition to the no-hitter and perfect game.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State
3/9 – Hannah Roberts, Jacksonville
3/16 – Linda Rush, Drexel
3/23 – Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
3/30 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
4/6 – Lindsey Culver, South Dakota State
4/13 – Courtney Vierstra, Miami (OH)

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Culver batted .692 on the weekend, collecting eight extra base hits and helping lead her team to a 4-game sweep over Western Illinois.

In the series opener, Culver went 2-2 at the plate, with two RBIs, a walk, and three runs scored. Both of her hits went down as home runs, as one went over the fence and the other was an inside-the-parker that she hit on a 3-2 pitch to cap her team’s 12-run onslaught.

Another 2-home run performance followed in game two, when Culver went 3-4 at the plate with three RBIs and three runs scored. She led off the scoring with a 2-run jack in the second inning, and also scored the final run of the game with a solo home run in the 7th inning that again came on a full count pitch.

The “super freshman” infielder went 1-3 with a triple and a run scored in the series’ third game, and again unleashed her bat in the series finale. A 2-run home run – her fifth bomb of the weekend – highlighted a 3-4 performance at the plate that also included Culver’s second triple of the weekend series.

Culver finished the weekend 9-13 at the plate (.692), with five home runs, two triples, one double, seven RBIs, and eight runs scored. Her slugging percentage registered at an incredible 2.231 for the series.

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Alo batted .800 (4-5) with seven walks in a conference series against Iowa State. All of her hits went for extra bases, as she helped lead her team to a series sweep.

In game one of the series, Alo went 2-3 at the plate and hit two home runs in the game. She recorded five RBIs in the game, scored three runs, and earned her first walk of the weekend.

Despite batting second in the lineup in game two of the series, Alo did not record an official at-bat as she was walked every time she came to the plate, a total of four times. She scored a pair of runs in the game in a run-rule Sooner victory.

Game 3 saw Alo go a perfect 2-2, with two doubles to her credit. She also earned another pair of walks, two RBIs, and scored a single run in the game.

Ending the week, Alo’s stat line included an .800 batting average, two home runs, two doubles, six RBIs, six runs scored, and a 2.400 slugging percentage.

The Player of the Week honor is Alo’s first of the season. She is the second Oklahoma player to receive the award this season, joining teammate Tiare Jennings who earned the award in Week 1.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State
3/9 – Hannah Roberts, Jacksonville
3/16 – Linda Rush, Drexel
3/23 – Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
3/30 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma

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Rush batted .700 during her team’s opening weekend, helping lead her team to a 4-0 start to their season with four victories over Coppin State. With seven hits in ten at-bats, Rush was put-out just three times on the entire weekend.

In the season opener, Rush went 2-3, knocking a double and a home run and recording a pair of RBIs with three runs scored. Game two saw Rush go just 1-2 at the plate, though she added a pair of walks and finished the game with another RBI and three runs scored in the matchup.

Game three saw Rush go 2-3 with a home run and five RBIs. Rush also worked her third walk of the season in the game and scored a pair of runs. Rush’s third-inning home run came with the bases loaded and marked her first grand slam of the season.

Rush’s most impressive power show closed the weekend in game four, as she went 2-2 at the plate with a pair of home runs and six RBIs to her credit. She also worked another walk, her fourth of the weekend, and scored a total of three runs in the game.

On the weekend in full, Rush finished with a .700 average (7-10), with four home runs, fourteen RBIs, eleven runs scored, four walks, a double, and one hit-by-pitch.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State
3/9 – Hannah Roberts, Jacksonville
3/16 – Linda Rush, Drexel

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Roberts finished with a .727 batting average on the weekend, helping lead her team to a perfect 5-0 record.

In the weekend opener against Georgia State, Roberts hit a 3-run home run that helped her team to a victory over the Panthers, and she followed that up with a 2-3 performance against Buffalo that included a 2-RBI double.

During a 12-run first inning against Florida A&M, Roberts hit a pair of home runs – a 3-run shot and a grand slam – that helped break the game wide open quickly. Hers were the only two home runs hit in the offensive onslaught, and she finished that game a perfect 2-2 with seven RBIs.

Roberts got the scoring started with a 2nd-inning home run against USC-Upstate, and finished a perfect 3-3 in that game, including another double. She did not play in her team’s weekend finale, as JU closed out their 5-0 weekend.

For the weekend as a whole, Roberts went 8-11 at the plate, with four home runs and 13 runs batted in. She notched two doubles and a pair of singles, and finished with a 2.000 slugging percentage on the weekend’s games.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State
3/9 – Hannah Roberts, Jacksonville

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Williams batted .611 across five games during week three, helping lead her team to a 4-1 record on the road in Tempe, Arizona. She recorded multi-hit games in each matchup during the week’s slate.

During the weekend’s opener, Williams went 2-4 at the plate against Portland State. Both of her hits went over the fence for home runs and she collected five RBIs against the Vikings. She hit her third home run on the calendar day in the tournament’s second game against Grand Canyon, going 2-3 with three runs scored and a walk in addition to her longball.

The Cyclones’ super senior star went 2-3 in the rematch game against Portland State, scoring a pair of runs in the game. In a top-25 matchup against Arizona State, Williams recorded a perfect 3-3 showing with another pair of home runs and three RBIs to her credit. She ended the weekend with a 2-5 showing in a rematch against Grand Canyton, with two RBIs and another run scored.

In total, Williams finished 11-18 with five home runs and eleven RBIs in week three. She earned one walk and scored ten runs on the weekend.

2021 JWOS Players of the Week
2/16 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
2/23 – Kaylee Tow, Alabama
3/2 – Sami Williams, Iowa State

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Guiding her team to a 4-0 record during the second week of the season, Tow posted a .786 batting average and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Easton Bama Bash. The Crimson Tide’s impressive showing included a pair of wins over rival LSU.

In the weekend opener against Liberty, Tow went a perfect 3-3, recording an RBI and scoring a run. She added a 2-3 performance in the Tide’s second game against the Flames, recording her second home run of the season and notching three RBIs, two runs scored, and a walk.

Against LSU, Tow went 3-4 in the opener between the teams, with a double and a run scored to her credit. It was in the weekend finale, also against LSU, that she truly shined, going 3-4 with a double, three runs scored, and five RBIs. Tow’s runs batted in total in the game set a new single-game record for her career and contributed to the Crimson Tide’s highest-ever total of runs scored against the Bayou Bengals.

For the weekend tournament as a whole, Tow collected eleven hits, recorded nine RBI, and scored seven runs. She recorded a multi-hit performance in every game.

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In her first games as a college softball player, Jennings batted .923 and only recorded one out in thirteen ‘official’ trips to the plate. She collected five home runs and twelve RBIs on the weekend, posting a 2.308 slugging percentage and a .941 on-base percentage.

Batting second in the lineup in her first collegiate game, Jennings went a perfect 4-4 against UTEP with three home runs and six RBIs. She was one of four Oklahoma players to record a multi-home run effort in the 29-0 offensive onslaught by the Sooners. Jennings also earned two walks and scored four runs in the season-opener.

Already cementing her place as the Sooners’ starting second baseman, Jennings hit her fourth home run of opening day in the team’s second game, against Abilene Christian.

On the second day of the season, Jennings moved to the leadoff spot for her team’s second game against Abilene Christian. From the top of the batting order, she again went a perfect 3-3, hitting her fifth home run of the weekend and notching three RBIs. She closed out the tournament with a 3-3 performance against UTEP, with two RBIs, two walks, and four runs scored to her credit.

Jennings ended the week leading the Sooners in nine major offensive categories, including being the only Sooner to reach double-digits in runs scored.

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