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Rothwell's Historic Week Earns Her Softball Weekly Honors

MAC Softball Pitcher of the Week

Relief Pitcher, Senior, Ashville, Ohio / Teays Valley

May 14, 2021 at Buffalo, that’s the day Ball State senior pitcher Alyssa Rothwell become the greatest closer in NCAA Division I history with her record-setting 33rd career save … Rothwell struck out five of the seven batters she faced over the 2.0 inning save, including getting the final batter of the game looking … However, it was just one of four solid performances for Rothwell who finished the week with a 1.62 ERA, a 2-0 record and one save … In all, she struck out 16 batters over her 8.