Ball State University Athletics
Whitney Named MAC Player of the Week
April 29, 2026 | Softball
CLEVELAND - - For her role in helping guide the Ball State softball team to a weekend sweep of Kent State, senior designated player Ella Whitney was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.
Whitney, who earns player of the week honors for the first time in her career, posted a .636 batting average against the Golden Flashes with one double, one triple and two home runs over the series.
She led Ball State with five RBIs and scored four runs, while also drawing a pair of walks for a .692 on base percentage. Whitney set the offensive tone for the Cardinals in the series, blasting a pair of solo home runs to help the Cardinals rally for a 4-3 (8) win in the series opener.
In the second game, a 12-5 win for Ball State, Whitney scored one run and collected two RBI in the eight-run first. She started with a walk and later scores, while capping the scoring in the frame with a two-run double. She also singled in the third inning and blasted an RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth. The series finale saw Whitney go 2-for-4 with a walk.
Whitney and the Ball State softball team close the 2026 season this weekend with a three-game series at Buffalo. The teams will play a 2 p.m. doubleheader Friday and a 1 p.m. game Saturday.
Whitney, who earns player of the week honors for the first time in her career, posted a .636 batting average against the Golden Flashes with one double, one triple and two home runs over the series.
She led Ball State with five RBIs and scored four runs, while also drawing a pair of walks for a .692 on base percentage. Whitney set the offensive tone for the Cardinals in the series, blasting a pair of solo home runs to help the Cardinals rally for a 4-3 (8) win in the series opener.
In the second game, a 12-5 win for Ball State, Whitney scored one run and collected two RBI in the eight-run first. She started with a walk and later scores, while capping the scoring in the frame with a two-run double. She also singled in the third inning and blasted an RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth. The series finale saw Whitney go 2-for-4 with a walk.
Whitney and the Ball State softball team close the 2026 season this weekend with a three-game series at Buffalo. The teams will play a 2 p.m. doubleheader Friday and a 1 p.m. game Saturday.
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