Bowling Green State University Athletics
Gottshall Named MAC Pitcher of the Week, Again
March 15, 2022 | Softball
Falcon phenom earns honor for second-straight week, third time in 2022
CLEVELAND, Ohio (BGSU Strategic Communications) – Bowling Green State University softball standout Payton Gottshall has been named the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week. The announcement was made by the league office on Tuesday afternoon (March 15).
Gottshall earns the honor for the second-straight Tuesday, the third time this season and the seventh time in her young BGSU career.
Gottshall, a native of Massillon, Ohio (Perry H.S.), went 2-1 with a save, an ERA of 1.65 and an opponent batting average of just .121 as BG participated at Lipscomb's Lady Bison Classic over the weekend. Gottshall walked just four hitters while striking out 33 in 17 innings of work in Nashville.
She was saddled with the loss vs. Pittsburgh on Friday (March 11), allowing just an unearned run and one hit in two innings of relief, as the Panthers scored via a pair of bunts after a runner was placed on second base to begin the half-inning. Later that day, she threw a complete-game two-hit shutout vs. host Lipscomb, striking out 15 batters in her fourth shutout of the young season.
On Sunday (March 13), Gottshall allowed just four hits in a rematch with Pitt, walking one and whiffing 11 in that complete-game effort. Later that same day, she entered the game in the seventh inning against Houston Baptist and picked up the save, striking out all three batters she faced on a total of 11 pitches.
On the year, Gottshall is 7-3 with two saves, a 1.71 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 61 innings.
Gottshall has yet to move onto the BGÂ career lists for appearances or games started, but she already ranks ninth in school history in career wins (38) and 10th in complete games (41). She has moved into third place in BGSU history with 520 career strikeouts, and has recorded 10.40 strikeouts per seven innings in her career, a school record by far (the second-place figure is 7.12).
BGSU is 12-5 on the season, and the Falcons are scheduled to open both the home and the Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule with a three-game series vs. Northern Illinois this weekend. The teams are slated to play a Friday (March 18) single game, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Meserve Field, before meeting in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday (March 19).
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Gottshall earns the honor for the second-straight Tuesday, the third time this season and the seventh time in her young BGSU career.
Gottshall, a native of Massillon, Ohio (Perry H.S.), went 2-1 with a save, an ERA of 1.65 and an opponent batting average of just .121 as BG participated at Lipscomb's Lady Bison Classic over the weekend. Gottshall walked just four hitters while striking out 33 in 17 innings of work in Nashville.
She was saddled with the loss vs. Pittsburgh on Friday (March 11), allowing just an unearned run and one hit in two innings of relief, as the Panthers scored via a pair of bunts after a runner was placed on second base to begin the half-inning. Later that day, she threw a complete-game two-hit shutout vs. host Lipscomb, striking out 15 batters in her fourth shutout of the young season.
On Sunday (March 13), Gottshall allowed just four hits in a rematch with Pitt, walking one and whiffing 11 in that complete-game effort. Later that same day, she entered the game in the seventh inning against Houston Baptist and picked up the save, striking out all three batters she faced on a total of 11 pitches.
On the year, Gottshall is 7-3 with two saves, a 1.71 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 61 innings.
Gottshall has yet to move onto the BGÂ career lists for appearances or games started, but she already ranks ninth in school history in career wins (38) and 10th in complete games (41). She has moved into third place in BGSU history with 520 career strikeouts, and has recorded 10.40 strikeouts per seven innings in her career, a school record by far (the second-place figure is 7.12).
BGSU is 12-5 on the season, and the Falcons are scheduled to open both the home and the Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule with a three-game series vs. Northern Illinois this weekend. The teams are slated to play a Friday (March 18) single game, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Meserve Field, before meeting in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday (March 19).
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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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