Fresno State Athletics
Melloh Named WAC Pitcher of the Week
4/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 20, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - Sophomore Morgan Melloh (Fishers, Ind.) earned her third Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week honors on the season and the eighth of her career, for her performance last weekend vs. No. 25 Nevada.
"I think Morgan clearly deserved the award last week getting two shutout victories vs. the no.1 team in the league," said head coach Margie Wright. "She pitched very well and I'm very proud of her performance."
Melloh threw two complete-game shutouts vs. the Wolf Pack as the Bulldogs won the series, 2-1. In 20 innings, she allowed just two earned runs, struck out 25 and pitched 16 consecutive shutout innings. In the first game of the series, Melloh fanned 14 and recorded her 800th career strikeout, becoming just the third Bulldog pitcher and fourth WAC pitcher ever to amass 800 career strikeouts.
She also helped end two streaks Friday, snapping the 12-game winning streak of Nevada pitcher Katie Holverson and the 20-game hitting streak of left fielder Brittany Puzey. On Saturday, Melloh moved to third place all-time in the WAC with 818 career strikeouts.
With 364 strikeouts this season, Melloh is on pace to break the WAC and Fresno State single-season marks she set last year. She has 140 strikeouts in WAC games, 37 away from the single-season record with six games remaining. She currently leads the NCAA in strikeouts and is looking to become just the fourth known pitcher in NCAA history to have back-to-back 400 strikeout seasons as a freshman and sophomore.
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