Melissa Holzopfel Named #HLSB Pitcher of the Week

Cleveland, OH-Sophomore pitcher Melissa Holzopfel(Massilon, OH/Perry HS) has been named the Horizon League Softball Pitcher of the Week, the league workplace introduced immediately. 

Holzopfel had a stellar weekend within the circle in main the Vikings to their first Horizon League sequence win of the season as Cleveland State took two of three at Northern Kentucky. 

Holzopfel threw a no-hitter within the opening recreation of the sequence going 5 innings and retiring 15 of the 16 batters she confronted. She wanted simply 61 pitches, 43 of which went for strikes, in tossing the primary no-hitter in program historical past since 2010. 

Holzopfel additionally helped her personal trigger with a three-run dwelling run within the first inning of Saturday’s first recreation, her first dwelling run of the season. The Vikings posted 10 runs within the sequence opener and the sport was shortened to 5 innings as a result of run rule.   

She continued her dominance within the second recreation of the sequence as she held NKU hitless for the primary three innings of her second outing, beginning the weekend with eight consecutive hitless innings. 

She went on to throw one other full recreation within the second recreation ending with 11 strikeouts and two earned runs allowed. For the weekend, she totaled 16 strikeouts in opposition to simply 4 walks and completed with a 1.16 ERA. 

That is the primary weekly award for Holzopfel and the Vikings this season. Click on HERE for the complete launch from the Horizon League.