Senior outfielder Alexis Dial earned the MIAA’s Softball Hitter of the Week award for the second consecutive week on Monday. Dial helped lead the Lady Hornets to a 6-0 showing at the Washburn Invitational by hitting .500 over the weekend in Topeka, Kan. Dial had nine RBIs, seven runs, four steals and an OPS of 1.402. E-State was the only team to go undefeated in the event and Dial had multiple hits in four of the six games of the event. Dial is currently on an 11-game hitting streak while ESU has won 14 consecutive games. Emporia State is off for a week before opening up MIAA play against Newman on the road Friday, March 8.