DENVER – New Mexico State softball swept the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week honors as announced by the league on Monday. Nikki Butler took home the first Hitter of the Week honor of her sophomore campaign while Kayla Green earned her third Pitcher of the Week award this season. This is Butler's second weekly honor of her career and Green's sixth weekly award as an Aggie.

Butler hit .615 with five doubles, six runs scored and seven RBI over five games played last week. She posted a 1.000 slugging percentage and .611 on-base percentage. The sophomore started the week with pair of sacrifice flies and a double in first half of a doubleheader against UTEP which accounted for four RBI. She followed by going 7-for-10 to open WAC play at Kansas City, including four doubles against the Roos. In the finale, Butler went a stellar 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored.



Green went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA over 19.0 innings pitched last week while holding opponents to a .130 batting average. The junior allowed just five unearned runs on nine hits while striking out 13 and walking six in three starts on the week. She opened the week by holding UTEP to just two hits over six innings in an 8-6 win over the Miners. Green then earned a combined shutout to open WAC play where she allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out a pair over six innings. In the series finale, Green tallied a new career-high seven strikeouts in the victory.

New Mexico State is back in action when the team hosts Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico for a midweek contest on Tuesday, April 3. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. MT.