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April 26, 2005

Augie’s Kristi Villar Reaps Conference Softball Honor

SIOUX FALLS – Augustana junior Kristi Villar (Oakdale, MN) has been named North Central Conference softball player of the week, the league office announced Tuesday.

The Viking infielder batted .632 in six games last week. She collected a double, two triples, and two homeruns while driving in seven runs and scoring seven runs. In 19-at-bats she was retired on strikes only once.

Villar came close to completing the cycle in the second game of a doubleheader with Northern State University. She had two singles, a triple, and a home run. In addition, she did not commit an error in 21 fielding chances at shortstop.