McCartney Tabbed by Heartland (4/18/07)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings infielder Jenna McCartney has been named the Heartland Conference hitter of the week for the week of April 9-15.  McCartney is a senior first baseman from Hamilton, MT.

McCartney had the best hitting weekend of her career to lead MSU Billings to a four-game sweep of Incarnate Word last Friday and Saturday.  She was 7-for-11 at the plate for a .636 average in the four games.  She had two doubles and her first home run of the season for a 1.091 slugging percentage, and also drew two walks for a .692 on base percentage.  For the weekend McCartney drove in five runs and scored three times. 

On Saturday, McCartney punctuated a Senior Day doubleheader sweep by going a perfect 5-for-5 with a home run.  In the first game win, she was 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs.  In the four game series, McCartney was also perfect in 29 chances at first base.

The Yellowjackets wrap up the regular season this weekend with six non-conference games in three days.  They play doubleheaders at Idaho State on Friday and Saturday and host University of Great Falls for two games on Sunday at Cenex Stadium.  MSUB will be the No. 3 seed at the Heartland Conference Tournament which runs April 26-28 in San Antonio.