Case Western Reserve University first-year catcher Sophia Becker was named the University Athletic Association Hitter of the Week for Softball after her performance for the Spartans over the weekend.
Becker hit .500 for the Spartans during their three wins this weekend in Northeast Ohio. Becker went five-for-10 at the plate with a double and two home runs, scoring five times, and driving in four runs. She finished the weekend with a .500 on-base percentage and 1.200 slugging percentage while also not committing an error in the field on 24 chances. In a 10-5 win over Baldwin Wallace in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, Becker had a two-run single in the third inning, scored twice, and finished with a pair of hits. Later in the day, she doubled and scored in the fourth inning of a 7-1 victory. On Sunday, Becker had the first multi-homer game of her career, slugging a pair of solo shots for the Spartans during a 5-2 triumph over Heidelberg at home.
This season, Becker is hitting .261 in 34 games with three home runs, 19 RBI, and 20 runs scored. She has a .320 on-base percentage and .443 slugging percentage. This is her first career UAA Athlete of the Week honor.
CWRU, which improved to 24-12, will wrap up the regular season with a three-game series against Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh on Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The following CWRU Athletes have been named the UAA Athlete of the Week during the 2025-26 academic year
May 4: Sophia Becker (Softball – Hitter)
Apr. 20: Bryce Ware (Men's Tennis)
Apr. 13: Josephine Alspaw (Softball – Pitcher), Natalie Ching (Softball – Hitter)
Apr. 6: Gianna Phipps (Women's Track), Karen Potts (Softball – Hitter)
Mar. 23: Calvin Gelle (Baseball - Hitter), Ayla Grabenbauer (Women's Track), Camryn Mclelland (Softball - Pitcher)
Mar. 16: Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Pitcher), Devanghi Misra (Softball - Pitcher), Rowan Matorin (Men's Tennis)
Mar. 2: Emily Plachta (Women's Basketball), Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Pitcher)
Feb. 23: Ethan Edwards (Men's Basketball), Claire Kozma (Women's Swimming), Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Hitter)
Feb. 16: Hannah Kassaie (Women's Tennis), Art Martinez (Wrestling), Bryce Ware (Men's Tennis)
Feb. 9: Maura Schorr (Women's Basketball), Thomas Wagner (Wrestling)
Feb. 2: Hunter Keane (Wrestling), Jack Rudofsky (Men's Diving)
Jan. 26: Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Jan. 20: Thomas Wagner (Wrestling)
Jan. 5: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Dec. 15: Matthew Ellis (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 8: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Nov. 24: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Nov. 3: Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Oct. 27: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer - Defense), Bradley Winter (Men's Soccer - Defense)
Oct. 13: Kalli Wall (Volleyball), Claire Kozma (Women's Swimming)
Sep. 22: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer - Defense), Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country)
Sep. 8: Maggie Farra (Women's Soccer - Offense), Phillip Washington (Men's Soccer - Defense), Katie Wong (Women's Tennis)
Sep. 2: Jamie Goldfarb (Women's Soccer - Offense), Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country)
