SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its athletes of the week, and Yellowjacket sophomore Zoe Thomson (Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson) brought home this week's UMAC Softball Player of the Week honor.
 
For Thomson, it's the second time this season, and second time in her career, she received a weekly honor from the UMAC.
 
Thomson had a monster week at the plate, and in the process helped the Yellowjackets go 5-1 in conference play.
 
In the first game of a doubleheader against North Central Tuesday, Thomson posted a season high with four hits as the Yellowjackets rolled to a win. She went 4-for-4 and drove in five runs to pace the Yellowjacket attack. In the second game of the doubleheader, she was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three runs batted in.

Friday she had two hits, a run scored and two RBI as the Yellowjackets defeated Crown, then went 1-for-3 with two RBI in a shutout against Minnesota Morris on the first day of the UMAC Softball Crossover. Saturday when was 3-for-4 with a run scored and two runs batted in against Northwestern, then finished the day with a hit, a run and three RBI in a win over North Central.
 
For the week, Thomson went 13-for-18, producing a batting average of .722. She had two doubles, a triple and a home run. She scored six times and drove in 17 runs.

On the season, Thomson is hitting .493 in 22 games with six doubles, a triple and two home runs. She has scored 13 times and driven in 30 runs. Her on-base percentage is .519 and her slugging percentage is .685.
 
Next up for the Yellowjackets is a road doubleheader at Northwestern, Wednesday, April 19. The first pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. at Reynolds Field in St. Paul.