Oklahoma State University Athletics
Shippy Garners National Player of the Week Recognition
February 13, 2018 | Cowgirl Softball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State softball standout Vanessa Shippy continued to be recognized for her astronomical performance in Arizona this past weekend, as she was named the Louisiville Slugger/NFCA D1 National Player of the Week, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week and College Sports Madness National Field Player of the Week.
She is the first Cowgirl to earn national player of the week honors since Anna Whiddon (NFCA Pitcher) and Julie Ward (USA Softball Player) were honored on March 9, 2010.
"I'm honored to be named national player of the week and I give all the glory to God for this award," Shippy said. "I think this also says a lot about the way our team performed as a whole. My job since day one here has been to get on base for the people behind me, and I'm glad I've been able to do my part and put our team in a great spot to win games. We have such a powerful offense this year and if I can help out the team by being on-base consistently, I hope to do that all year long."
Shippy is coming off an incredible performance at the Kajikawa Classic this past weekend, as she batted 11-for-13, scored nine runs, drove in six, walked five times and hit two home runs.
Through one week of play, Shippy leads the Big 12 Conference in batting average (.836), on-base percentage (.895), hits (11), walks (5), runs scored (9) and total bases (17). She also ranks in the top five among players in the league in slugging percentage (1.308), runs batted in (6) and home runs (2).
"I'm thrilled for Vanessa because she's been so consistent and such a great player for our team in my time here," said OSU head coach Kenny Gajewski. "She just plays with a different level of competitiveness than most kids and is an all-around great player. This is the first time since I've been here that she's gotten off to such a good start, so I'm excited to see what she does moving forward and I'm just happy for her.
"As proud as we are of her for what she's done on the field, we're even more impressed with the person she is off the field. She's a two-time first-team Academic All-American and someone that is constantly serving out in the community. Vanessa is just an amazing kid and I'm thrilled for her to be recognized."
Along with putting up gaudy numbers all weekend, the left-handed hitter notched several notable moments in her historic career out in the desert.
Her second walk against No. 7/7 Arizona last Friday pushed her into the top spot on the OSU career walks list, as she surpassed Tiffany Mikkelson's previous record of 122 bases on balls. Shippy also became the eighth Cowgirl in program history to log 200 career hits when she supplied the Cowgirls' fourth run in a 6-3 win over Missouri by chopping a 2-2 pitch back up the middle, scoring Rylee Bayless from third.
The Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, native currently ranks eighth in team history with 204 career hits. She also sits second in program history with 145 career runs scored, sevenths with 11 runs batted in and eighth with 302 total bases.
Shippy also added 19 points to her career slugging percentage to climb to second place in OSU history. Her other career averages have her slotted third in career batting average at .392 and first in on-base percentage with a .514 clip.
For more information on Shippy and the Cowgirls, follow the team on Twitter (@CowgirlSB), Facebook (Cowgirl Softball) and Instagram (osusoftball).
She is the first Cowgirl to earn national player of the week honors since Anna Whiddon (NFCA Pitcher) and Julie Ward (USA Softball Player) were honored on March 9, 2010.
"I'm honored to be named national player of the week and I give all the glory to God for this award," Shippy said. "I think this also says a lot about the way our team performed as a whole. My job since day one here has been to get on base for the people behind me, and I'm glad I've been able to do my part and put our team in a great spot to win games. We have such a powerful offense this year and if I can help out the team by being on-base consistently, I hope to do that all year long."
Shippy is coming off an incredible performance at the Kajikawa Classic this past weekend, as she batted 11-for-13, scored nine runs, drove in six, walked five times and hit two home runs.
Through one week of play, Shippy leads the Big 12 Conference in batting average (.836), on-base percentage (.895), hits (11), walks (5), runs scored (9) and total bases (17). She also ranks in the top five among players in the league in slugging percentage (1.308), runs batted in (6) and home runs (2).
"I'm thrilled for Vanessa because she's been so consistent and such a great player for our team in my time here," said OSU head coach Kenny Gajewski. "She just plays with a different level of competitiveness than most kids and is an all-around great player. This is the first time since I've been here that she's gotten off to such a good start, so I'm excited to see what she does moving forward and I'm just happy for her.
"As proud as we are of her for what she's done on the field, we're even more impressed with the person she is off the field. She's a two-time first-team Academic All-American and someone that is constantly serving out in the community. Vanessa is just an amazing kid and I'm thrilled for her to be recognized."
Along with putting up gaudy numbers all weekend, the left-handed hitter notched several notable moments in her historic career out in the desert.
Her second walk against No. 7/7 Arizona last Friday pushed her into the top spot on the OSU career walks list, as she surpassed Tiffany Mikkelson's previous record of 122 bases on balls. Shippy also became the eighth Cowgirl in program history to log 200 career hits when she supplied the Cowgirls' fourth run in a 6-3 win over Missouri by chopping a 2-2 pitch back up the middle, scoring Rylee Bayless from third.
The Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, native currently ranks eighth in team history with 204 career hits. She also sits second in program history with 145 career runs scored, sevenths with 11 runs batted in and eighth with 302 total bases.
Shippy also added 19 points to her career slugging percentage to climb to second place in OSU history. Her other career averages have her slotted third in career batting average at .392 and first in on-base percentage with a .514 clip.
For more information on Shippy and the Cowgirls, follow the team on Twitter (@CowgirlSB), Facebook (Cowgirl Softball) and Instagram (osusoftball).
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