Howard earns national honor from Women Play Ball
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman starting pitcher Sarah Howard (Georgetown, Ky.) has brought home her third accolade this week. Women Play Ball has named her the national Division II Athlete of the Week.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman starting pitcher Sarah Howard (Georgetown, Ky.) has brought home her third accolade this week. Women Play Ball has named her the national Division II Athlete of the Week.
Howard joins Bre Lockett (Fontana, Calif.) as the Eagles' honorees from Women Play Ball this season.
Howard worked 17.2 innings last week for C-N softball. She collected three wins for the Eagles and struck out seven, allowing just one run along the way.
The highlight of Howard's action came Saturday against Catawba. Locked in a pitcher's duel with Caroline Turner of the Indians, Howard finished of an eight-inning shutout out for the Eagles. She fanned seven in the contest and only allowed two singles.
Howard only saw one runner get to second in the game and only one ball left the infield (both of Catawba's base hits were infield singles).
She began her week working five innings of three-hit, one-run ball in Carson-Newman's 4-1 victory at Coker. The run the Cobras scored was the only run that Howard allowed to cross for the weekend.
She came on in relief with the Eagles' down 4-0 to Brevard on Wednesday. Carson-Newman's offense got in gear against the Tornados to rally 12-4 while Howard kept BC's offense at bay, allowing three hits over 4.2 innings.
Carson-Newman is on the road Saturday at rival Lenoir-Rhyne for a 1 p.m. first pitch from Bears Field. Live stats will be available through lrbears.com.
