Holton softball pitcher/slugger wins CatchMark SportsNet Player of Week (May 6-11, 2024)

Sometimes, Kenzie Greene dominates in the pitcher’s circle for Holton’s softball team. Sometimes, she knocks the ball all over the yard and even over the fence.

Sometimes, the junior does it all for the Red Devils, like she did last week.

This week, Greene was recognized for her efforts, voted as the CatchMark SportsNet West Michigan Conference Player of the Week.

Greene won the Player of the Week fan poll with 643 of 1,612 total votes. Manistee girls soccer player Jayna Edmondson was runner-up with 404 votes in the poll, which recognized six spring sports athletes from the conference for their performances May 6-11, 2024.

CatchMark SportsNet WMC Player of the Week is title-sponsored by Complete Restoration & Cleaning Services, Inc.

You can see complete poll results at the bottom of this story.

Greene had a big week the plate and in the pitcher’s circle during the Red Devils’ home sweeps of North Muskegon and Whitehall last Wednesday and Thursday.

In a 13-5 win in Game 1 over North Muskegon Wednesday, Greene went 2-for-5 with a home run. In an 8-2 victory in Game 2 vs. the Norse, Greene went 2-for-3 at the plate with another homer and she picked up the pitching win with a 12-strikeout three-hitter.

In Thursday’s second game vs. Whitehall, an 11-3 win, Greene homered and tripled and picked up the pitching win with a seven-strikeout three-hitter.

Holton, which is ranked fifth in the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association Division 4 poll, improved to 19-12-1 overall with a nonleague sweep of Division 2 Sparta on Thursday.