Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced its Performers of the Week award recipients for games played March 2-8, 2026, on Monday.
MWC sports information directors nominate student-athletes for the Performer of the Week honor by sport and vote as a committee to select the winners.
For the spring seasons, Performers of the Week will be recognized every week on Monday (baseball, softball) and Tuesday (men’s tennis, outdoor track and field) once their seasons have been triggered (three MWC institutions competing) and will conclude the week prior to the sport-specific Conference tournament/championship.
The Performer of the Week award winners are as follows:
Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Coy Dettmer, Illinois College
Dettmer went 1–0 with a save across two appearances, working 7.0 innings while allowing just three hits and no runs. He struck out 12 batters and did not allow an extra-base hit, averaging more than 1.7 strikeouts per inning. Dettmer earned the win with 4.1 scoreless innings against Dubuque before striking out seven over 2.2 innings to record the save in a victory over Saint Mary’s.
Baseball Positional Performer of the Week
Nikolas Ruden, Grinnell College
Ruden tied school records for home runs and total bases in a game during the Pioneers’ 15-14, 10-inning victory over nationally ranked Rhodes College Sunday. Ruden belted three homers and had 14 total bases while going 5-of-6 at the plate with six RBIs and four runs scored. For the week, he hit .778 with a 1.778 slugging percentage, .818 on-base percentage and 10 RBI.
Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lexi Ellermeier, Cornell College
Ellermeier went 2-0 with a 0.57 ERA in two starts in the opening week for the undefeated Rams (4-0). The junior right-hander tossed a four-hitter with six strikeouts in a 12-1 five-inning win over Baruch. Ellermeier fired 7.1 scoreless innings against UW-Superior, which the Rams beat 3-2 in eight innings.
Softball Positional Performer of the Week
Corrin Kennedy, Cornell College
Kennedy enjoyed an outstanding opening week at the plate, posting a .667 batting average (10-of-15) and 1.333 slugging percentage with five extra-base hits and 10 RBI as the Rams improved to 4-0. The junior catcher was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in a 7-3 win over New England. Kennedy went 4-for-4 with a double, home run and four RBI in an 11-0 rout of Fitchburg State.