Ashleigh Schmidt, Penn State Behrend, Softball (Pitcher)
Schmidt pitched in two games this week for Behrend, both in conference action. On Tuesday against Medaille, Schmidt threw a no-hitter, the first for Behrend since 2009. She pitched a complete five inning game and struck out five batters. Schmidt came in in relief on Saturday against Mt. Aloysius pitching 3.2 innings and striking out three batters. On the week, she gave up only two hits and no runs in 8.2 innings for a 0.00 ERA. Schmidt tallied two wins on the mound to improve to 8-1 on the season
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend JR Ashleigh Schmidt pitched in two games this week for Behrend, both in conference action. On Tuesday against Medaille, Schmidt threw a no-hitter, the first for Behrend since 2009. She pitched a complete five inning game and struck out five batters. Schmidt came in in relief on Saturday against Mt. Aloysius pitching 3.2 innings and striking out three batters. On the week, she gave up only two hits and no runs in 8.2 innings for a 0.00 ERA. Schmidt tallied two wins on the mound to improve to 8-1 on the season.
BEST OF THE REST: Pitt-Bradford SR Jordan Uhing made it count in her only appearance of the week, firing her second no-hitter of the season in a five-inning victory over LaRoche, she allowed only two walks and struck out five as no runners were able to advance past first base in the shutdown performance...La Roche SR Alexa Young went 1-1 on the week and pitched two complete games, she struck out eight batters, walked one and gave up just two earned runs in a 3-2 extra innings win over Mt. Aloysius in the AMCC Game of the Week on April 28; on the week she had 12 K's and a 3.50 earned run average...PS-Altoona JR Makenzie Lukehart threw a complete game shutout for the Lions in their second game of Saturday's doubleheader at AMCC opponent Hilbert, she allowed just four hits and four walks while striking out two batters in five innings of work to pick up her first victory of the season in the circle.