FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Morgan Schmidt, senior pitcher, was named the MIAA Softball Pitcher of the Week on Monday for her performance in a complete-game win over Southern Arkansas last week. She joined Kate Ediger of Washburn (MIAA Player of the Week) as the weekly honorees for softball from the conference office.
Schmidt picked up a complete-game win in her only start last week, helping the Tigers knock off Southern Arkansas, an NCAA Tournament team from last season. Schmidt had a season-high nine strikeouts and is now averaging over a strikeout per inning for the season (23 in 21.0 innings of work). She limited the Muleriders to just four hits and a two-run homer was all the scoring she surrendered. It was Schmidt's third-straight complete game to open the season and she maintained her 2.00 ERA for the season.
Ediger hit .667 for the week (4-for-6) while helping Washburn to a pair of wins over Arkansas Tech and Oklahoma Baptist. She had two home runs and six RBIs in the win over Arkansas Tech, just one RBI shy of the Washburn single-game record. She is tied for first in the MIAA with four home runs on the year.