Week 8: GPAC Softball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the softball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played March 23-29, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Softball Weekly Honors

Player – Chloe Kreuz, Dordt University (Outfield)

Chloe Kreuz of Dordt University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports softball player-of-the-week.  Kreuz, a sophomore from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, hit .714 in four wins for the Defenders last week.  She totaled 10 hits, seven of them going for extra bases, including four homeruns. In all she drove in eight runs and scored 10 times with a slugging percentage of 1.786.

Pitcher – Alison Ernsberger, Dakota Wesleyan University

Alison Ernsberger of Dakota Wesleyan University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week.  Rylee Ernsberger, a sophomore from Granville, Ohio, picked up three wins on the mound during the week. She recorded 15 strikeouts, seven walks, and zero earned runs through 13.2 innings pitched throughout the week.