Vierstra and Denner Named Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week

MAC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Courtney Vierstra, Miami University
Pitcher, Senior, Thornville, Ohio/Lakewood

For the weekend Courtney Vierstra went 3-0 for the Red and White. The senior pitched 16.1 innings with a 0.00 era, allowed just three hits, one unearned run, no walks and had 32 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game and a no-hitter on the weekend versus Akron. Overall, Akron batters hit just .059 against the senior pitcher. In Friday's game, after hitting the first batter, who would be caught stealing, Vierstra sat down the next fourteen Akron batters en route to a 11-0, no-hit (minimum faced) victory while striking out 12 Zips.