Alex Lagesse earned her second career weekly honor from the Horizon League. (Ray Acevedo) Valparaiso sophomore
right-hander Alex Lagesse (Beecher, Ill./Beecher)
was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week today after going 4-0 for the
Crusaders in the circle last week.
Lagesse appeared in five games in the circle last week for
the Crusaders, starting at pitcher twice.
She earned victories in both her starts, tossing a complete-game
five-hitter for a win over Saint Francis (Pa.)
and then throwing four innings of one-hit ball against Alabama State. The sophomore also earned two relief
victories, entering in the third inning against Gardner-Webb and giving up just
one hit in the final seven frames before firing 2.2 innings of shutout ball
versus Tennessee State.
Lagesse closed the week with a miniscule 0.31 ERA in her
22.2 innings of work. The sophomore gave
up her only earned run in a relief appearance against Auburn, breaking a string of 25 straight
innings without allowing an earned tally.
She struck out 14 batters on the week while walking only three and
allowing opponents to hit just .135 off of her.
With her four victories last week, Lagesse now has five total this year,
already matching her freshman year total.
Lagesse earned
Pitcher of the Week accolades from the Horizon League for the second time in
her career. The sophomore becomes the
fourth different Crusader already this year to receive league weekly honors,
joining Shaleigh Jansen, Kelsey Phalen and Jordan Rutkowski.
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