Credit to: iuhoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana freshman Alex Cooper was named the Big Ten’s Co-Freshman of the Week by the conference office Monday afternoon.
Cooper earned the honor for her outstanding play throughout the week of April 15-21 when the Hoosiers went 5-1 against Notre Dame, Purdue and Iowa.
She was named co-freshman of the week along with Michigan’s Ella Stephenson.
For the week, Cooper hit .353 at the plate with two home runs and six RBI while scoring five runs of her own.
Cooper had a career day against Notre Dame last Tuesday (April 16) when the Hoosiers won 5-3.
She went 2-for-3 in the game with two home runs and five RBI. Her second home run was a walk-off grand slam to secure the win.