Softball Pitcher of the Week
Ireland Strubbe, Sr, Northwestern
Chandler, Arizona/Valley Christian
Strubbe continued her effective dominance in the circle for the Eagles this week. She started the week with a 7-inning no-hitter against Luther, delivering her second consecutive 10-strikeout performance. This weekend, against undefeated BLC, she threw 16 total strikeouts and allowed one run and only 4 hits through her two full appearances. On Friday, with her seventh strikeout, she became the all-time UNW Career Strikeout Record holder with 381. Strubbe is now second in the UMAC for strikeouts, just two behind first place with 32.2 fewer innings pitched. She is also second in ERA with 2.46.