CARMEL, Ind. – Manchester University softball senior Kendal Torrence has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week, the league office announced on Monday, April 12.

Torrence (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) went 7-8 at the plate last week – including going a perfect 5-5 in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader at Bluffton. Torrence scored four of Manchester's 12 runs against the Beavers. She also hit her first career home run against Bluffton while also doubling once.

Kendal upped her season batting average to .404.