Gatto, Stoakes Capture Heart Softball Player of the Week Honors

The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its Heart Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week awards, presented by Musco on Monday afternoon.

Meredith Gatto of Clarke University secured the Heart Pitcher of the Week honor, while Kelly Stoakes of MidAmerica Nazarene was named the Heart Player of the Week.

Stoakes and the Pioneers, went 3-3 last week and the junior hit .522, going 12-of-23 from the plate.

She also had two doubles, a triple and a home run and knocked in eight RBI's.

Gatto, who hails from Dubuque, Iowa, earned a pair of wins against Trinity Christian last week.

The sophomore broke the school record for strikeouts in a game with 16. In 11.2 innings of work last week, she struck out 21 batters.