Gray hit .442 as UW-Stout opens the season at 10-4. She is 19-of-43 with 16 RBI and has four home runs, twice hitting a pair of home runs in the same game. Gray had a grand slam and a two-run shot against St. Olaf College (Minn.) on March 8, and hit a pair of solo home runs against Oswego State University of New York on March 18. Gray hit a 3-run triple in the bottom of the sixth in a 5-0 win over Allegheny College (Pa.) on March 21. She has hit safely in 12-of-14 games, with a slugging percentage of .837 and an on-base percentage of .500. Gray is perfect in the outfield in 24 chances, including an assist on an 8-2-5 play against Manchester College (Ind.) on March 18.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sarah Fern, Senior, Firstbase, Brooklyn Center, Minn. (Park Center)
UW-Oshkosh, Tess Fadness, Junior, Firstbase, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
UW-River Falls, Hayley Buchanan, Senior, Secondbase, Eden Prairie, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Schulfer, Senior, Thirdbase/Outfield, Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH)
UW-Superior, Ashley Martin, Senior, Secondbase/Catcher, Superior, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Amanda Mertes, Senior, Outfield, Des Plaines, Ill. (Elk Grove)