ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Redshirt junior pitcher Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) the Drake University softball team has been named Missouri Valley Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for a league-leading fourth time this season while junior infielder Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.) was tabbed the MVC Player of the Week for the first time in her career, the league office announced Monday, April 2.
Last week, Newman earned two of Drake's four wins as the team went 4-0, including a three-game sweep over Bradley and in-state midweek victory at Iowa. She pitched a complete game in the series opener versus Bradley where the Braves scored two unearned runs off her in a 10-2 five-inning victory.