COLBY, Kan. – Key wins for conference tournament seeding purposes for the Seward County Community College and Hutchinson Community College softball teams have led to Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 1 Softball Player of the Week honors for Saint shortstop Amithys Perez and Blue Dragon Pitcher Jessica Schmidt.    

Amithys Perez – Seward County (KJCCC Division 1 Softball Player of the Week)
Freshman utility player Amithys Perez had a strong week at the plate for the Saints, helping SCCC to a 2-2 week, which included a doubleheader sweep of Colby. Perez hit .500 (seven-for-14) at the plate, driving in 10 runs and recorded at least one RBI in all four of the Saints' games. Three of the four games were multi-hit games for Perez, including a three-hit outing in the first game of the week against Colby with six RBI and two runs scored, while also recording two-hit performances in game two against Colby and the final game of the week against Dodge City. Defensively, Perez was perfect in all nine of her chances in left field.

Jessica Schmidt – Hutchinson (KJCCC Division 1 Softball Pitcher of the Week)
Blue Dragon sophomore pitcher Jessica Schmidt earned two wins in the circle last week and allowed only one hit over 6.2 innings of work for the first-place Blue Dragons. Schmidt earned the win in Hutchinson's come-from-behind 2-1 win over Garden City last Wednesday, going 1.2 innings of shutout relief with three strikeouts. In her start against Fort Hays Tech Northwest, Schmidt threw three perfect innings, striking out eight of the nine batters she faced. Schmidt is also the nation's leader in saves with seven.

Other Players Nominated:
Peyton McCormick – Barton
Kylan Sorenson - Colby
Loren Sweat – Dodge City
Emery Benson-Hladik - Hutchinson

Other Pitchers Nominated:
Ellie Crawford – Barton
Katelyn Zukewich - Colby
Karli George – Dodge City
Aaliyah Arredondo – Seward County