Columbia, MO -- University of Iowa first baseman Alicia Gerlach is the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week for the week of April 16-22.

Gerlach, a junior from East Moline, Illinois, was 16-for-21 (.762) for the week in doubleheaders against Purdue and Indiana, and single games against Western Illinois and Iowa State. She had five doubles, a triple and two home runs with seven RBI and a slugging percentage of 1.381. In Iowa's 5-4 win over Purdue on Friday, she was 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle, including the game-winning home run in the ninth inning.