NAIA Softball Player & Pitcher of the Week
March 21, 2007
NAIA Softball Player of the Week Foster finished the week 17-of-25 at the plate with a 1.600 slugging percentage and 18 RBIs, also scoring 11 runs to help her team to an 8-1 mark in nine games. She opened the week with a home run in each of the team's first four games and hit two more later against Friends ( Foster also drew six walks, posted two doubles and had four games with three or more runs batted in. Other nominees this week included: Jayme Boyer, Oklahoma Baptist; Cori McClanahan, Lindenwood ( NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week Bellevue (Neb.) hurler Jen Miller is the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week after helping the Bruins to five wins and holding opponents scoreless over 26.1 innings pitched and three complete games. Miller helped the Bruins win the Pitt State University Invitational by making appearances in four of five games with two starts. Miller scattered six hits while allowing no earned runs in a 4-2 victory over For the week, Jen pitched in five games helping the Bruins go 5-0 in games she appeared in. Miller pitched 26.1 innings, giving up 20 hits and four earned runs. She had 12 strikeouts for the week, surrendered only three extra base hits and walked a single batter in 100 AB, with a 1.06 ERA. For the season, Miller has started seven games with three relief appearances and has pitched 53 2/3 innings. Miller has a record of 7-2 overall with 45 strikeouts, a batting average against of .236 and an ERA of 1.83. Other nominees this week included: Kristin Eyerman, Mount Vernon Nazarene (