February 9, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – Providence (Mont.) swept the first edition of the 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Softball weekly awards (pitcher and player), the conference office announced the awards Monday.

Pitcher of the Week: Ashley Mitchell, Providence (Mont.) Mitchell, a junior pitcher/first baseman from Anaconda, Mont., was named the Pitcher-of-the-Week.

She collected two victories in the pitching circle as the Argos went 3-3 record in the NCAA Division II Jamestown (N.D.) softball dome tournament.  She tossed a complete 7-game inning 5-3 victory over NCAA Division II Minnesota State-Moorhead.  She also added a pitching victory after holding off Valley City State (N.D.) in a high scoring affair by the score of 13-10.

Mitchell tossed 13 innings in the tournament, allowing 14 hits and registering seven strikeouts.

This is Mitchell’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Player of the Week: Alix Bishop, Providence (Mont.) Bishop, a junior pitcher/utility from Rigby, Idaho, was selected as Player-of-the-Week.

She batted .476 over six games in the NCAA Division II Jamestown (N.D.) softball preseason tournament as Providence (Mont.) went 3-3 record.  She was 10-of-21 at the plate with eight doubles, producing .857 slugging percentage.

Bishop drove in 12 runs and swiped two bases for the Argos.  She closed the tournament by going 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and five RBIs in UP’s 13-10 win over Valley City State (N.D.).

This is Bishop’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

 

WEEK	PITCHER	PLAYER
1	Ashley Mitchell, Providence (Mont.)	Alix Bishop, Providence (Mont.)

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