VALLEY CITY, N.D (vcsuvikings.com) – Valley City State swept the final edition of the North Star Athletic Association’s Softball Players of the Week. Emily Smith was named Pitcher of the Week and Jessica Husband was chosen as Player of the Week. It is the fifth time this season that the Vikings have swept the weekly honor.
North Star Athletic Association Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Emily Smith – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’7″ – Senior – pitcher – Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada – Smith earned three victories on the week, including two shutouts as Valley City State (N.D.) went 6-0 record for the week. The Vikings claimed the North Star Athletic Association regular-season title as Smith tossed a complete game with 11 strikeouts and allowed one run on four hits in 9-1 victory at Mayville State (N.D.). For the week, Smith gave up just one run and finished all three games in five innings. She struck out 25 batters and held its opponents to a .113 ba
BISMARCK, N.D. (vcsusvikings.com) – VCSU junior Riley Perryman has been named the NSAA Softball Player of the Week after putting together an impressive stretch at the plate. Perryman batted .727 and scored eight runs over VCSU’s five games last week. She also hit four home runs and recorded a 1.818 slugging percentage.
This is the second time this season that Perryman has been selected as the NSAA Softball Player of the Week. Perryman now has 11 home runs this season and is suddenly flirting with the single-season school record of 15 home runs set by Kelli Unrein in 2006.
North Star Athletic Association Softball Player-of-the-Week
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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (vcsuvikings.com) – For the fourth time this season, Valley City State University has swept the NSAA Softball Player of the Week awards. Senior Emily Smith has been named NSAA Pitcher of the Week, and junior Riley Perryman is the NSAA Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
North Star Athletic Association Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Emily Smith – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’7″ – Senior – pitcher – Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada – Smith picked up three wins on the week, allowing just four runs on 10 hits in 21 2/3 innings of work as Valley City State (N.D.) went 4-1 record. She tallied a total of 38 strikeouts, recording at least 11 strikeouts three times in four games. Smith held her opponents’ batting average to .133. It is the fourth time this season she has earned the weekly honor.
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