Behind the first extra-inning no-hitter in Western Kentucky softball history, sophomore Kelsey Aikey has earned Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native collected her first C-USA weekly honor after recording 12.2 innings of work from the Chattanooga Challenge with a 1.66 weekend ERA.
Aikey was untouchable from the circle Thursday night at Chattanooga’s Frost Stadium, taking the 12th no-hitter in WKU softball history through eight innings before the Hilltoppers were able to walk off in the bottom of the frame. The right-handed sophomore recorded a career-best seven strikeouts against zero walks and a lone hit by pitch en route to her first win of the season.