Elise Warneke Award Pitcher of the Week Week Of 3/11/2024 Sport Softball School Nebraska Wesleyan University Year Position Hometown Bennington, Neb. High School Softball – Pitcher Player of the Week Elise Warneke, Nebraska Wesleyan University Fifth Yr., P, Bennington, Neb./Omaha Skutt Catholic Warneke led the Prairie Wolves to a 6-0 mark in games she appeared in this week at the Spring Games in Florida. Overall, Nebraska Wesleyan finished 9-1 on the week. Nebraska Wesleyan picked up wins over Alfred University (4-1), Northland College (9-1), Marian (9-6), Penn State Berks (11-2), Geneva College (8-0), Saint Mary’s University (9-1), Elizabethtown College (12-11), University of Northwestern (7-2), and SUNY Geneseo (8-7). They fell to Wittenberg University (4-3). The fifth-year pitcher was in the circle for 33.1 innings recording 21 strikeouts while only walking five. Additionally, she allowed just nine earned runs on 25 hits. She recorded a 1.89 earned run average over her innings at work and a .168 opponent batting average. Nebraska Wesleyan is now 11-4 overall on the season. The Prairie Wolves will be back on the dirt on Wednesday when they host Concordia (Neb.). The Bennington, Nebraska native was a First-Team All-Conference selection a season ago. Warneke is picking up her first career Pitcher of the Week recognition.
