Ryder helped the Falcons to two WIAC wins over UW-Stevens Point at Ramer Field April 21. She finished 5-for-6 at the plate for a .833 average. In the first game she was 3-for-3 with a run scored and five RBI. Ryder singled in the first and third innings to knock in a run each time and then hit a three-run homer in the sixth. In game two, she was 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI. She hit a three-run homer in the first inning and finished with a single in the fourth. Ryder handled three chances in the field without an error.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sara Baumgartner, Senior, Centerfield, Arcadia, Wis.
UW-La Crosse, Jenna Ahnen, Senior, Shortstop, Sparta, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Tess Fadness, Freshman, Firstbase, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
UW-Platteville, Brittany Caley, Sophomore, Infield, Bloomington, Wis. (Lancaster)
UW-Stout, Sammy Peterson, Junior, Secondbase, Hudson, Wis.
UW-Superior, Ashley Martin, Junior, Catcher, Superior, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Shauna Binsfeld, Sophomore, Shortstop, Cedarburg, Wis. (Grafton)