University of Missouri–St. Louis senior first baseman Brianna Butler was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player of the Week earlier this week.

Butler, who is majoring in education, hit safely in all three victories for the No. 13 ranked UMSL Tritons last week, going 7-for-12 at the plate for a .583 batting average to go along with a 1.417 slugging percentage. Among those seven hits, three were home runs and one went for a double, giving her a total of 10 runs batted in.

In Friday’s 5-4 victory against Fort Hays State, Butler was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. She came back Saturday for two outings and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a homer in the Tritons’ 10-2 victory over Minnesota-Makato, and then responded in a big way in their 12-7 win over East Central. To close out the week, Butler was 2-for-4 against ECU with both of her hits soaring over the outfield fence to amass six RBI on the day.

The Troy, Illinois, native earns her second consecutive weekly award and third of her career as she was first honored on April 22.

UMSL (8-1) returns to action Friday-Sunday at the Lewis Indoor Tournament.

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