Courtesy of Wichita State Athletics
WICHITA, Kan. – Pitcher Lauren Howell and shortstop Sydney McKinney were named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.
Howell was 2-0 with a 1.75 ERA in 8.0 innings against Tulsa over the weekend. She allowed only two runs on four hits, while striking out four. In Saturday's 17-2 win, Howell tossed a complete game, surrendering two runs on three hits. She finished the weekend, recording a win in 3.0 innings of shutout relief on Sunday.
McKinney went 7-for-10 at the plate against Tulsa, scoring six runs, driving in a pair and stealing three bases. The Player of the Year candidate went 4-for-5 in the opener with a double and three runs scored. In Saturday's win, McKinney was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI and runs scored. She finished the series with a perfect bunt single to spearhead the Shockers' comeback win, eventually coming around to score the game-tying run.
Wichita State concludes the regular season on Wednesday at Kansas with first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
Player of the Week
Vivian Ponn, Sr., UTL/RHP, South Florida
Pitcher of the Week
Sarah Willis, Jr., RHP, UCF
Honor Roll
Kennedy Searcy, Jr., UTL, UCF
Bailee Wilson, Sr., INF, East Carolina
Gabriella Nori, Sr., LHP, South Florida
Lauren Howell, Jr., RHP, Wichita State
Sydney McKinney, Sr., SS, Wichita State