Pitcher of the Week: Maddy Hazelton, Valley City State (N.D.)
Hazelton, a sophomore pitcher/utility from Winona, Minn., was named the Pitcher-of-the-Week.
Hazelton helped Valley City State (N.D.) go 3-1 record for the weekend in the American State Bank Sports Complex dome tournament in Sioux Center, Iowa.
She allowed three hits while striking out a career high 13 batters in VCSU’s 5-2 win over Briar Cliff (Iowa). She followed up with 12-strikeout performance in Vikings’ 3-1 win over College of Saint Mary (Neb.).
It was the first time in her career that she pitched back-to-back 10-plus strikeouts games. For the week, Hazelton total 25 strikeouts in 14 innings (12.50 K per 7 innings). She produced an ERA of 1.00, allowing two earned runs and collected two complete game victories.
This is Hazelton’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.