March 19, 2007

FRISCO, Tex. - Junior Jessica Barksdale became the third Colonel pitcher this season to be named Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week when the conference honored her with the award on Monday afternoon.

"It is just a great honor for her and our team," said head coach Jenny Parsons. "Our pitching staff, along with Barksdale, has really kept us in a lot of games and won a lot of them for us."

Barksdale went 1-0 last week, as she threw a no-hitter against conference rival Texas State to give the Colonels an 8-0 victory in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday. She also struck out eight in the process, and if she would not have walked a Bobcat in the first inning, Barksdale would have thrown a perfect game.

She also relieved Krystalin Ensminger on Sunday, and only gave up one earned run over the last two innings to the Bobcats to pick up the save in the series finale. On the season, Barksdale has a 2-0 record and 1.07 ERA.

Here is what the Conference released earlier today:

Sam Houston State's Everitt, Northwestern State's Glenn and Nicholls State's Barksdale Named Aeropostale Southland Conference Softball Players Of The Week

FRISCO, Texas - After helping Sam Houston State to a 5-0 record last week, Casey Everitt was named Aeropostale Southland Conference Hitter of the Week today, while Northwestern State's Amanda Glenn and Nicholls State's Jessica Barksdale shared Pitcher of the Week honors, after both tossed no-hitters over the weekend. Everitt wins the honor for the first time and becomes the first Bearkat player to win Hitter of the Week honors since Lauren Boone was selected on April 25, 2005. Glenn wins her fifth Pitcher of the Week honor, her first since April 23, 2006, while Barksdale becomes the third Colonel to win the honor this season, joining Kodi Butler on Feb. 20 and Krystalin Ensminger on March 23.

Everitt helped Sam Houston State to a 5-0 record last week, sweeping a doubleheader against Jackson State and a three-game series against A&M-Corpus Christi. She finished the week with a .474 batting average (9-19), 10 RBI and four home runs, as the Bearkats outscored opponents 41-13. Everitt has a .295 batting average on the season, leading the team with four home runs on the season. The Spelndora, Texas native has a .318 batting average in SLC games only.

Barksdale went 1-0 last week, as she threw a no-hitter against conference rival Texas State to give the Colonels an 8-0 victory in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday. She also struck out eight in the process, and if she would not have walked a Bobcat in the first inning, Barksdale would have thrown a perfect game. She also relieved Krystalin Ensminger on Sunday, and only gave up one earned run over the last two innings to the Bobcats to pick up the save in the series finale. On the season, Barksdale has a 2-0 record and 1.07 ERA.

Glenn pitched her second career no-hitter on Sunday, picking up her second win of the weekend. On Saturday, she pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only three hits, as she held Southeastern Louisiana's hitters to a .070 batting average on the weekend. In 14 innings pitched, Glenn walked just three and struck out 17. On the season, Glenn has a 7-8 record and 3.27 ERA, with 77 strikeouts, but has a 4-3 record and 2.83 ERA in SLC only games.

Honorable Mention Hitters Of The Week:

Leah Peterson, Nicholls State

Jessica Rogers, USTA

Honorable Mention Pitchers Of The Week:

Morgan Mikulin, Sam Houston State

Laura Jones, Texas-Arlington

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