Jones named MVC Pitcher and Newcomer of the Week

By Sean Carley, @SCarleyDE
February 29, 2016

Saluki softball freshman pitcher Brianna Jones was honored for the second time this season by the Missouri Valley Conference.

Jones was named the MVC’s Pitcher of the Week and Newcomer of the Week on Monday after throwing shutouts in both of her starts at the Stetson Invitational in DeLand, Fla.

It is her second time this season winning Pitcher of the Week and the first time winning Newcomer of the Week.

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She struck out four while giving up two hits in a five-inning outing against Providence and struck out nine the next day against Colgate for her nation-leading fifth shutout. No other MVC pitcher has more than two shutouts this season.

Over the entire weekend, Jones had 16 strikeouts in 15 innings giving up just one earned run in three appearances.

Her record stands at 5-2 with a MVC-best 1.26 ERA and 40 strikeouts in nine appearances this season.

Jones is the first player to win both awards since Drake sophomore Nicole Newman did it in May 2015.

Sean Carley can be reached at [email protected] or at 618-536-3307.