University of Southern Indiana freshman hurler Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week in an announcement by the league office Monday.
Earning her third honor of the year, Leonhardt played a pivotal part in helping the No. 10 Screaming Eagles post a 5-1 record this past week, including a doubleheader sweep of No. 14 University of Indianapolis.
For the week, Leonhardt (20-1) went 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA and a .211 opponent batting average. She struck out 25 batters in 25.2 innings of work as she became the first 20-game winner since Brooke Harmening in 2015.
Leonhardt, who is 20-1 on the year with a 1.16 ERA, needs just five wins to tie USI Hall of Fame member Amy Stetler’s single-season record of 25, set in 1998. She also is just three shutouts shy of Stetler’s mark of 13, also set in 1998.
USI (34-8, 13-5 GLVC), which has had either a player or pitcher recognized with a GLVC weekly honor in each of the last five weeks, returns to action Friday at noon when it hosts the University of Wisconsin-Parkside at the USI Softball Field.
The Eagles, who have had a GLVC Pitcher or Player of the Week in seven of the last eight weeks, continue their 10-game homestand with a doubleheader against Lewis University Saturday at noon.
