Kari Walsh Earns SSC Pitcher Of The Week Laurels
ORLANDO, Fla. - After helping The University of Tampa to a perfect homestand to conclude the 2010 season, Kari Walsh has been named the recipient of Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week accolades. The award marks the first of Walsh's Spartan career.
Walsh, a junior from Palm Bay, Fla., notched one win and a save in the Spartans' SSC series sweep against Eckerd. Walsh did not permit a single earned run in over 8.2 innings of work.
In a 4-2 win in the opener, she entered the game in the sixth inning with two outs and the bases loaded. She struck out the final four batters in order to secure the save.
Walsh took the circle again in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader and tossed a complete-game shutout in a 7-0 victory. Working all seven innings, she scattered four hits with no walks and struck out four.