South Dakota junior Yvon Minogue has been named the April Summit League Athlete of the Month.
Minogue becomes the first Coyote female to earn the award this year and adds to the four honors accumulated by senior Tyler Larson and junior Teivaskie Lewin.
A first baseman from Corona, Calif., Minogue picks up her first career accolade after batting .538 (35-of-65) during April and leading South Dakota to a 13-5 record. She had a hit in all but three games, including 13 multi-hit contests. Perfect games included going 4-for-4 at Creighton on April 8 with a double and two runs scored and going 3-for-3 against Fort Wayne on April 12 with a home run, double, three RBI and three runs. She added three-hit games versus Omaha on April 17, at North Dakota on April 28 and versus Kansas City on April 30.
Minogue had a .954 slugging percentage for the month and .583 on-base percentage with 22 runs scored, 17 RBI, seven doubles, six home runs and a triple. She added seven walks and recorded just three strikeouts. Minogue also broke the Summit League’s single-season records for hits (87) and doubles (26) during the month. She currently ranks second and first, respectively, in the nation. Her batting average of .481 this season is fifth nationally.
On Saturday, Minogue helped the Coyotes solidify second place in the Summit League tournament.
