SIZZLING GRIMES NAMED KJCCC, NJCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Freshman third baseman Madison Grimes is the KJCCC Player of the Week for Division I Softball and the NJCAA National Player of the Week.
March 3, 2021

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Hutchinson Community College freshman third baseman Madison Grimes has been nearly unstoppable through the first eight games of her collegiate career.

The Andale High School product was doubly rewarded on Wednesday for her hot start as she earned KJCCC Player of the Week honors and later in the day was named the NJCAA Division I Softball National Player of the Week.

Over six games last week, Grimes was 14 of 18 for a .778 batting average and a .783 on-base percentage. Including her 14 hits, Grimes walked four times. Grimes was also perfect on 21 defensive chances last week.

She scored 10 runs and drove in 14 RBIs.

Grimes had multi-hit games in each game and has now hit safely in all 10 Hutch game this season.

Entering play on Monday, Grimes is 20 for 26 (.769) with 19 RBIs, 15 runs and two home runs.

Grimes is Blue Dragon Softball's first National Player of the Week since Maryssa Rollin in 2019. The last Blue Dragon to earn national weekly honors was last season when Jordan Galliher was named National Pitcher of the Week after her perfect game against Allen Community College.