Bowling Green State University Athletics
Gottshall Named MAC Pitcher of the Week
February 23, 2021 | Softball
Redshirt freshman earns league weekly honor for second-straight week
Bowling Green State University softball phenom Payton Gottshall has been named Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week. The announcement was made by the league office on Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 23).
Gottshall earns the honor for the second time in as many weeks this season and the fourth time in her brief BGSU career.
Gottshall, a native of Massillon, Ohio (Perry H.S.), had a 2-1 record and an ERA of just 0.64 last weekend, to continue her tremendous start to the season. On Friday (Feb. 19), Gottshall recorded her third complete-game shutout in as many starts, allowing just two hits in eight innings as BGSU beat Winthrop, 2-0, at the host school's tournament. She walked three batters and struck out 16.
The next day, Gottshall allowed just four hits, but gave up her first two earned runs (and to this point, her only two earned runs) of the season as Stony Brook scored twice in the seventh inning for a 2-0 win over the Falcons. She walked one and struck out 13 vs. the Seawolves.
Then, on Sunday, Gottshall fired a three-hit shutout, striking out 14 without allowing a walk, as BG downed Radford, 1-0.
Gottshall now has four shutouts in five starts this season, and had taken a shutout into the seventh inning of each of those five starts. She has had at least 13 strikeouts in each of her six appearances – including one relief appearance – this year.
On the season, she has struck out 94 batters in 43 1/3 innings, walking just four and allowing opponents to bat just .099 against her. She currently leads the nation in strikeouts and is ranked near the top of several other NCAA categories. Gottshall has an ERA of 0.32 this spring to date.
The Falcons return to action this weekend, heading to Bowling Green, Ky., for four games in the WKU Hilltopper Classic. BGSU is scheduled to play games against Indiana State and the host school, Western Kentucky, on both Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 27-28).
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Gottshall earns the honor for the second time in as many weeks this season and the fourth time in her brief BGSU career.
Gottshall, a native of Massillon, Ohio (Perry H.S.), had a 2-1 record and an ERA of just 0.64 last weekend, to continue her tremendous start to the season. On Friday (Feb. 19), Gottshall recorded her third complete-game shutout in as many starts, allowing just two hits in eight innings as BGSU beat Winthrop, 2-0, at the host school's tournament. She walked three batters and struck out 16.
The next day, Gottshall allowed just four hits, but gave up her first two earned runs (and to this point, her only two earned runs) of the season as Stony Brook scored twice in the seventh inning for a 2-0 win over the Falcons. She walked one and struck out 13 vs. the Seawolves.
Then, on Sunday, Gottshall fired a three-hit shutout, striking out 14 without allowing a walk, as BG downed Radford, 1-0.
Gottshall now has four shutouts in five starts this season, and had taken a shutout into the seventh inning of each of those five starts. She has had at least 13 strikeouts in each of her six appearances – including one relief appearance – this year.
On the season, she has struck out 94 batters in 43 1/3 innings, walking just four and allowing opponents to bat just .099 against her. She currently leads the nation in strikeouts and is ranked near the top of several other NCAA categories. Gottshall has an ERA of 0.32 this spring to date.
The Falcons return to action this weekend, heading to Bowling Green, Ky., for four games in the WKU Hilltopper Classic. BGSU is scheduled to play games against Indiana State and the host school, Western Kentucky, on both Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 27-28).
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
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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