Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Sweep MAC Weekly Awards
March 10, 2020 | Softball
Gottshall named MAC Pitcher of the Week for the second time; Dees is MAC Player of the Week
The Bowling Green State University softball team has swept the Mid-American Conference weekly awards. Redshirt sophomore Sammy Dees has been named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday morning (March 10), while freshman Payton Gottshall is the MAC Pitcher of the Week.
Gottshall earns the league pitcher-of-the-week honor for the second time this season, while Dees has been named conference player of the week for the first time in her Falcon career.
Dees, a native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., had an incredible weekend as the Falcons went 5-0 in at the Clearwater Spring Break Invitational. Dees hit .667 (12-for-18) in the five games in Florida, with an on-base percentage of .700 and a slugging pct. of .944. She came to the plate a total of 20 times over the weekend, and reached base in 17 of those 20 plate appearances. Dees had at least one hit in every game, with three three-hit games and a two-hit contest.
On Friday (March 6), she was a combined 5-for-6 with a walk in wins over Providence and Penn State. On Saturday, Dees reached base in all four plate appearances against Army, going 3-for-3 with a walk. She singled to begin the Chattanooga game. With that hit, she had reached base in eight-straight appearances (7-for-7 with a walk) and 11 of 12 trips to the plate. Dees also reached base in her next at-bat, via a throwing error, before the Mocs finally retired her.
Then, on Sunday, for the third time in five games, Dees reached base in every plate appearance. She homered, singled twice and also reached base on a pair of errors in a 10-3 win over Seton Hall. On the year, Dees is hitting .474 with a .565 OBP and a .684 slugging pct.
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Gottshall, who hails from Massillon, Ohio, went 5-0 with an ERA of 1.30 in Clearwater. She pitched in all five of BGSU's games, and picked up the win in every contest. Gottshall entered a scoreless game in the sixth inning vs. Providence, and struck out six batters in two innings in a 1-0 BG win. Then, that evening, she threw a complete-game five-hit shutout vs. Penn State, striking out five.
The next day, Gottshall entered the game with one outs in the top of the first, the bases loaded and BG trailing, 2-0. She proceeded to strike out the next two hitters, then allowed just five hits the rest of the way. In all, she pitched 6.2 shutout innings vs. the Black Knights, striking out 11. She returned to the circle that night to pick up the win in relief vs. Chattanooga, whiffing eight. On Sunday, she picked up a complete-game win over Seton Hall.
On the season, Gottshall is 11-5 with an ERA of 1.93 and an opponent batting average of .182. She has pitched in 16 of BGSU's 17 games, and has nine complete games in her 11 starts, as well as 128 strikeouts on the young season.
The Falcons, 11-6 on the year, will play four games in the Fighting Illini Tournament this weekend. BGSU will play two games each against both Green Bay and the host school, Illinois.
For more information on all things BGSU softball, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Gottshall earns the league pitcher-of-the-week honor for the second time this season, while Dees has been named conference player of the week for the first time in her Falcon career.
Dees, a native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., had an incredible weekend as the Falcons went 5-0 in at the Clearwater Spring Break Invitational. Dees hit .667 (12-for-18) in the five games in Florida, with an on-base percentage of .700 and a slugging pct. of .944. She came to the plate a total of 20 times over the weekend, and reached base in 17 of those 20 plate appearances. Dees had at least one hit in every game, with three three-hit games and a two-hit contest.
On Friday (March 6), she was a combined 5-for-6 with a walk in wins over Providence and Penn State. On Saturday, Dees reached base in all four plate appearances against Army, going 3-for-3 with a walk. She singled to begin the Chattanooga game. With that hit, she had reached base in eight-straight appearances (7-for-7 with a walk) and 11 of 12 trips to the plate. Dees also reached base in her next at-bat, via a throwing error, before the Mocs finally retired her.
Then, on Sunday, for the third time in five games, Dees reached base in every plate appearance. She homered, singled twice and also reached base on a pair of errors in a 10-3 win over Seton Hall. On the year, Dees is hitting .474 with a .565 OBP and a .684 slugging pct.
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Gottshall, who hails from Massillon, Ohio, went 5-0 with an ERA of 1.30 in Clearwater. She pitched in all five of BGSU's games, and picked up the win in every contest. Gottshall entered a scoreless game in the sixth inning vs. Providence, and struck out six batters in two innings in a 1-0 BG win. Then, that evening, she threw a complete-game five-hit shutout vs. Penn State, striking out five.
The next day, Gottshall entered the game with one outs in the top of the first, the bases loaded and BG trailing, 2-0. She proceeded to strike out the next two hitters, then allowed just five hits the rest of the way. In all, she pitched 6.2 shutout innings vs. the Black Knights, striking out 11. She returned to the circle that night to pick up the win in relief vs. Chattanooga, whiffing eight. On Sunday, she picked up a complete-game win over Seton Hall.
On the season, Gottshall is 11-5 with an ERA of 1.93 and an opponent batting average of .182. She has pitched in 16 of BGSU's 17 games, and has nine complete games in her 11 starts, as well as 128 strikeouts on the young season.
The Falcons, 11-6 on the year, will play four games in the Fighting Illini Tournament this weekend. BGSU will play two games each against both Green Bay and the host school, Illinois.
For more information on all things BGSU softball, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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