Kankakee's Lanie runs to NJCAA Player of the Week honor
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named Kankakee Community College's Matti Lanie as the Division II Softball Player of the Week for April 1-7 (Week 11). The award is the first for Lanie, and the first this season for the Cavaliers.
Lanie, a freshman outfielder from Momence, Illinois, batted an impressive .739 over seven games, scoring 15 runs and stealing nine bases. The Cavaliers won all seven games to extend a 16-game unbeaten streak, during which Lanie enjoyed her own ten-game hitting streak. In the seven games, she was 17 for 23 and drove in nine runs. In a 13-2 win over the College of DuPage, Lanie was a perfect 4 for 4 with four runs scored and three batted in.
Lanie and the Cavaliers are 19-10-1 on the season and receiving votes in the latest NJCAA Division II Poll.
Need a lesson on stealing bases? Call Kankakee's Matti Lanie.
— NJCAA Softball (@NJCAASoftball) April 10, 2019
The freshman posted 9⃣ stolen bases and 15 runs for the Cavaliers to become the latest #NJCAASoftball Division II Player of the Week! #NJCAAPOTW pic.twitter.com/vLXHXSiTol