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CCIW Press Release

March 31, 2015 – On Tuesday, the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) chose senior Kiersten Tinkoff, of the North Central College softball team, as Player of the Week for her hitting performance in recent competitions.

Tinkoff went 9-15 with a .600 batting average this past week. She collected seven RBI with three runs and two doubles. Her slugging percentage holds at a solid .733.

In the Cardinals' latest competition, Tinkoff went 3-7 against Saint Mary's College (Ind.) on Saturday with two runs and two RBI.

Tinkoff is joined alongside Illinois Wesleyan's Mackenzie Marquis who was named Pitcher of the Week with a 0.36 ERA and 21 strikeouts.

North Central takes on Concordia University Chicago on Thursday at home in a doubleheader with game time scheduled for 3 p.m.