SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota softball players
Jamie Holscher and
Alexis Devers have been named Summit League Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the period ended Feb. 24. It is the third straight week a Coyote has been named Player of the Week and the second straight week it has been Holscher. Devers is Pitcher of the Week for the first time.
Holscher homered in three straight games for the second week in a row down in Madeira Beach, Florida. Included was a two-run walk-off homer against Purdue Saturday, giving the program its second win against a Big Ten team. She followed that up with solo shots against Drexel Saturday evening and in a 3-1 win against MTSU Sunday morning. Holscher was 7-for-16 (.438) in leading USD to a 4-1 record during the weekend.
Devers was 2-0 with a 1.11 ERA in three starts and 19 innings during the week. Both of her wins were complete-game performances against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams. She tossed a 1-hit shutout against Albany Friday and took a 2-hit shutout into the final frame of yesterday's victory against MTSU. Devers allowed two runs in five innings in her start against the Boilermakers and earned a no decision. She struck out 10 in her three starts, and of her 13 hits allowed, 12 were singles.
At 11-4, South Dakota is off to its best start since 2009 and its fourth-best start in program history. The Coyotes are in Phoenix, Arizona, this weekend for a tournament hosted by Grand Canyon University.
