Just three games into the season, Carleton College infielder Cassie Clarke put up one of the best single-game stat lines the MIAC may see throughout the entire 2015 softball campaign. The sophomore had two home runs and seven RBI in one game to highlight a tremendous week that included a .538 batting average (7-for-13) and a 1.154 slugging percentage after hitting safely in three of her first four outings. For her performance, Clarke was honored Monday with the first MIAC Softball Player-of-the-Week honor of the 2015 season.

The Carleton College men’s tennis team just keeps on winning. The Knights overcame an early doubles deficit to post the 5-4 triumph over University of St. Thomas. The Tommies earned their four points atop the lineup—with wins at the first two spots in both the doubles and singles flights—but the Knights’ depth was the difference on this evening. Senior Mauricio Gonzalez notched crucial wins in both singles and doubles action.

An injury limited Cassie Clarke to only eight games her rookie campaign, but the sophomore infielder is doing her best to make up for missed time. Clarke collected five more hits on Sunday—including a pair of home runs—to raise her season average .538. The Carleton College softball team played two more early season contests, defeating Millikin (Ill.) University, 10-2 in five innings, then dropping a 12-4 result to national No. 18 Luther (Iowa) College.

For the seventh time in the last eight seasons, the Carleton College women’s tennis team has had the opportunity to play two levels up as the Knights test themselves against the University of Minnesota, a nationally-ranked NCAA Division I program. Carleton (5-1) absorbed its first loss of the season, falling by a 7-0 tally.

To say that Micaela LaRose had a spectacular first day of the 2015 softball season would be an understatement. Despite the Carleton College squad settling for a split—7-6 loss to UW-River Falls and a 7-4 triumph over UW-Stevens Point—the senior went a combined 7-for-7 at the plate, collected nine of the team’s 12 RBI on the day, and pitched a complete game victory in the win over the Pointers.

Senior Colby Seyferth was first to the line twice on Friday night as the Carleton College men’s indoor track and field team won five events at the Ole Open Qualifier.