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Softball Fall Game Management

HAAC Pitcher and Player of the Week

MNU Sweeps Awards 3 Weeks in a Row

 

Olathe, KS - For the 3rd straight week MNU takes both the Pitcher of the Week and Player of the Week Awards. Senior Penny Eastman from Loveland, CO was Pitcher of the Week as she posted a 3-0 record with wins over Sothwestern College, Grand View College, and Midland Lutheran College. Eastman threw 3 complete games and in 19 innings of work surrendered just 9 hits, 6 walks, and struck out 40 batters. She earned a 1.11 ERA. Against Southwestern she pitched a perfect game with 19 consecutive strikeouts. Grand View and Midland Lutheran are both teams that earned preseason votes.

This is Eastman's 2nd Pitcher of the Week Award this season and makes it 3 Pitcher of the Week Awards in a row won by MNU.

 

Junior first baseman Taylor Ryal grabbed the Player of the Week Award. In 6 games Ryal hit .556 by going 10-18 with 3 Runs and 9 RBIs. Ryal's slugging percentage was 1.167 with 2 doubles and 3 homers. Against Midland Lutheran's 2009 All-American Sladek (19-3), Ryal went 3-4 with a 3-run homer. Four of the games were against Grand View and Midland Lutheran; teams that earned preseason votes. This is Ryal's 1st Player of the Week Award this season and makes it 3 Player of the Week Awards in a row by MNU.

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