SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) selected
Kate Jonas (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) from the Yellowjacket tennis team,
Niles Monroe (Belleville, Wis./Belleville) from the Yellowjacket baseball team and
Peyton Bennett (Harrisburg, S.D./Harrisburg) from the Yellowjacket softball team to its weekly award list, the league announced Tuesday.
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Jonas recorded a team-leading 8-2 overall record as the Yellowjackets took on various opponents in the Sunshine State. In singles, she displayed a 3-2 record before winning all five doubles matches alongside
Anouk Bluemm (Nuremberg, Germany/Wilhelm-Loege Gymnasium).
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Monroe dazzled in his first collegiate start on the mound. Versus Fitchburg State he threw six innings of shutout baseball, allowing just one hit and striking out 10 for his first victory as a Yellowjacket.Â
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Bennett paced Superior during last week's action at The Spring Coast Games, helping her squad go 7-3. Starting in all 10 games she hit .500 (17-34), scoring eight runs while clubbing six doubles, two triples, two home runs, and going 6-7 in the stolen base department.
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The Yellowjacket tennis teams are back in action Saturday as they face Wartburg. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Rogers, Minn.
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The Yellowjacket baseball team returns to the diamond this weekend, taking on Saint Mary's in a four-game series. Saturday's opening pitch is set for 1 p.m. in Winona, Minn.
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The Yellowjacket softball team will set their sights on their doubleheader with UW-Eau Claire. The opening pitch is set for Tuesday, Mar. 24 at 3 p.m. in Eau Claire, Wis.Â
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