Oakridge softball’s Andrea Romero-Serrano heats up at plate, wins Player of Week fan poll

As the lone senior, Andrea Romero-Serrano is an inspirational leader for Oakridge’s softball team.

Long known as a reliable catcher, she’s been heating up at the plate.

Things keep falling into place for Romero-Serrano, who won the CatchMark SportsNet West Michigan Conference Player of the Week fan poll after a red-hot week with the bat.

Romero-Serrano totaled 722 votes to win going away in the poll, which recognized six WMC spring sports student-athletes for their performances spanning May 22-27, 2023. Chase Gowell of Montague’s baseball team finished second in the poll with 223 votes.

See complete voting totals for the six Player of the Week nominees at the bottom of this story.

Romero-Serrano has hit well throughout the season, but she’s been on a tear of late. In four blowout victories last week, she was a combined 10-for-14 with a grand slam, three-run home run and three doubles to go with 16 RBIs and seven runs scored.

Oakridge (27-9) rolled to a seventh-straight WMC crown, locking it up last week in a sweep at Montague. During the Eagles’ conference rein, they’re 101-1 against league opponents.

Oakridge, which has broken a school record for team home runs in a season with 50, takes on Grant in a Division 2 district semifinal at noon Saturday in Fremont. The Oakridge-Grant winner will face the Whitehall-Howard City Tri County victor in the district finals at 2 p.m.

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