LACEY, Wash. – A clutch game-winning home run, and a 1.529 OPS in the opening five games netted Malia Pinder the GNAC Player of the Week honor.
 
Pinder's week began with a 3-for-4 day against Washburn, but her biggest hit came at the end. With the Saints trailing by two, and down to their final strike, Pinder came through in the clutch with a go-ahead game-winning three run home run as the Saints overcame Washburn 4-3.
 
She followed the home run up with another home run in her first at-bat against Concordia later that day. In the opening two games, Pinder went 6-for-7 at the plate, with two home runs, two doubles, and six RBIs. Over the final three games, Pinder drove in one more run, and scored two more runs, bringing her total to four on the week.
 
The award marks the first of the season, and first in her career for Pinder.