Indianapolis, Ind. – For the second time this season, Youngstown State softball players have swept the Under Armour Horizon League Softball Weekly Awards, the conference announced.

Senior Emma Gilkerson was named the Under Armour Horizon League Player of the Week and, for the third time this season, freshman Kennedy Kimball was tabbed the Under Armour Horizon League Pitcher of the Week.

Kimball and Tai Turner swept the league awards on March 2, and Kimball earned the pitcher-of-the-week award on March 23.

This marks Gilkerson's first career weekly award.

Gilkerson led the Penguins to a 4-1 record, including a sweep of Northern Kentucky. She batted .529 (9-for-17) with six runs scored, a double, two home runs and nine runs batted in. She posted four multi-hit games and had a pair of four-RBI games, both against NKU. She crushed a grand slam in the Penguins' 17-3 win over the Norse.

Against Horizon League opponents, Gilkerson owns a .526 batting average with three home runs, 11 RBIs and a 1.609 OPS.

Kimball went 2-0 with a 2.10 ERA last week, She picked up a pair of victories against league foe Northern Kentucky. She pitched a complete-game four-hitter with three strikeouts and did not allow an earned run in the Penguins' 17-3 win over the Norse. 

Kimball leads the Horizon League with a 4-0 record, a 1.31 earned-run average, and a .185 opponent's batting average in league action.

Youngstown State is slated to host Bowling Green, Wednesday, April 1, at 3 p.m. at the Covelli Sports Complex.