Newman went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and .026 opponent batting average in two appearances and 12 innings of work this past weekend. She followed a one-hit shutout against Drury University on Saturday with her first-career collegiate no-hitter in USI’s game-two win over Southwest Baptist University Sunday.
The no-hitter was USI’s first since Jennifer Leonhardt ’20 held Angelo State University hitless during the Screaming Eagles’ 3-0 win in the second round of the 2018 NCAA II Softball Championship. Leonhardt also was the last USI softball player to garner GLVC Pitcher of the Week honors (February 24, 2020).
A graduate of Franklin Central High School, Newman finished the week with 13 strikeouts, including nine in USI’s win over Drury Saturday.
Newman has recorded three straight shutouts and has allowed just three hits during that span. She is 10-3 on the season, with a 2.19 ERA and .188 opponent batting average. Newman is 7-0 in GLVC play with a 0.81 ERA and league-low .100 opponent batting average.
The No. 20 Screaming Eagles (30-8, 16-0 GLVC) put their program-record tying 18-game winning streak on the line Friday at 11 a.m. (CDT) when they visit No. 5 University of Indianapolis for a GLVC doubleheader. The Greyhounds (34-4, 14-2 GLVC) have won 10 straight games and are currently second in the GLVC standings behind USI.
USI finishes the weekend Saturday at noon when it hosts McKendree University for a GLVC doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.
