Jen Witmer Named MWC Player of the Week

Release Date: May 2, 2000

What can you say about a right fielder who wears eye black on a cloudy, rainy day? If that player is Monmouth College’s Jen Witmer you can say she is the Midwest Conference Southern Division Player of the Week.

The power-hitting sophomore from Polo, Ill./Polo Community H.S. had a tremendous week batting .538 on 7-for-13 hitting which included seven runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, a triple and a home run for an unheard-of slugging percentage of 1.077. Witmer connected on a pair of game winning hits, one an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth in a 3-2 win over Illinois College and a two-run homer vs. Grinnell in a 2-0 victory.

Witmer’s heroics helped the Scots to an 11 game winning streak, an 8-0 MWC record and the first division title since 1987.

Monmouth College will host the MWC Softball Tournament May 5-6 at the college campus. This year’s conference tournament champion will receive a berth in this month’s NCAA National Tournament.