The MIAA has named Kalamazoo second baseman Emma Patrash its Position Player of the Week and Kalamazoo righthander Taylor Clements its Pitcher of the Week in softball for games played through March 29.

Position Player of the Week
Patrash, a senior from Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS), hit .636 (7-for-11) with two doubles, three runs scored and three RBIs in five games for the Hornets last week. She went 3-for-4 at the plate Saturday with a double and stolen base in each game, and knocked in three runs as Kalamazoo opened MIAA play with a sweep of Albion, 10-2 and 9-1. Patrash is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in her career.

Pitcher of the Week
Clements, a senior from Kalamazoo (Comstock HS), posted a 1.43 earned run average over 14-2/3 innings pitched for the week. She fired a three-hit complete game, striking out four, as the Hornets completed a sweep of MIAA rival Albion with a 9-1 victory Saturday. Earlier in the week, she struck out six and did not allow an earned run in an extra-inning loss to Wellesley, Mass. It’s the first time Clements has been named Player of the Week in her career.