Bowling Green State University Athletics
Gottshall Named MAC Pitcher of the Week
April 12, 2022 | Softball
Falcon phenom earns the honor for the fifth time in 2022
CLEVELAND, Ohio (BGSU Strategic Communications) – Bowling Green State University softball standout Payton Gottshall has earned Mid-American Conference Pitcher-of-the-Week honors yet again. The announcement was made by the league office on Tuesday afternoon (April 12).
Gottshall earns the honor for the second-straight Tuesday, the fifth time this season and the ninth time in her stellar BGSU career.
Gottshall, a native of Massillon, Ohio (Perry H.S.), went 3-1 last week, allowing opponents to hit just .110 against her. She picked up a midweek win at Western Michigan, and was nothing short of dominant against Buffalo over the weekend.
On Saturday, Gottshall pitched all 14 innings of a 2-1 win, striking out a school-record 23 batters while allowing just that one run.
Then, on Sunday, she threw a no-hitter against the Bulls, facing just one batter over the minimum. UB's only baserunners were on a pair of hit-by-pitches. Gottshall struck out nine en route to her second no-hitter of the season and the fourth of her career.
In her two games vs. Buffalo, she had an 0.33 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .076.
On the year, Gottshall is 15-7 with six shutouts, a 1.40 ERA, an OBA of .162 and 223 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched. In MAC play, she is 8-3 with an ERA of 1.04 and 106 strikeouts in 74 innings.
Gottshall shared this week's MAC Pitcher-of-the-Week award with Miami's Courtney Vierstra.
BGSU is 20-11 overall, and the Falcons are 8-5 in MAC play. BG steps outside of conference action this evening (Tuesday, April 12), as the Falcons host Detroit Mercy in a doubleheader at Meserve Field. The first pitch of game one is at 5:00 p.m., and admission is free.
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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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Gottshall earns the honor for the second-straight Tuesday, the fifth time this season and the ninth time in her stellar BGSU career.
Gottshall, a native of Massillon, Ohio (Perry H.S.), went 3-1 last week, allowing opponents to hit just .110 against her. She picked up a midweek win at Western Michigan, and was nothing short of dominant against Buffalo over the weekend.
On Saturday, Gottshall pitched all 14 innings of a 2-1 win, striking out a school-record 23 batters while allowing just that one run.
Then, on Sunday, she threw a no-hitter against the Bulls, facing just one batter over the minimum. UB's only baserunners were on a pair of hit-by-pitches. Gottshall struck out nine en route to her second no-hitter of the season and the fourth of her career.
In her two games vs. Buffalo, she had an 0.33 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .076.
On the year, Gottshall is 15-7 with six shutouts, a 1.40 ERA, an OBA of .162 and 223 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched. In MAC play, she is 8-3 with an ERA of 1.04 and 106 strikeouts in 74 innings.
Gottshall shared this week's MAC Pitcher-of-the-Week award with Miami's Courtney Vierstra.
BGSU is 20-11 overall, and the Falcons are 8-5 in MAC play. BG steps outside of conference action this evening (Tuesday, April 12), as the Falcons host Detroit Mercy in a doubleheader at Meserve Field. The first pitch of game one is at 5:00 p.m., and admission is free.
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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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