University of Massachusets Athletics
Balschmiter Named A-10 Pitcher of the Week
February 18, 2008 | Softball
Feb. 18, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. -Junior pitcher Brandice Balschmiter (Newark, N.Y.) earned the Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Week award on Monday for her performance in UMass' 2-3 week in the FAU Kick-Off Classic Feb. 8-10. Balschmiter earns the league's first honor of the 2008 season.
The righty owned a 0.33 ERA and a 2-1 record in the opening weekend after allowing 10 hits in 21 innings while striking out 23. She gave up just three hits and struck out nine in a 1-0 loss to No. 12 Michigan (2/8). Balschmiter then threw a complete game shutout in a 2-0 win over South Carolina (2/9) giving up just four hits for her first win of the season. She struck out eight while surrendering just three hits in a 5-2 win over Florida Atlantic (2/10). Balschmiter is now just eight strikeouts away from moving into second on the UMass all-time career list with 588.
The Minutewomen return to action this weekend at the Palm Springs Classic in Cathedral City, Calif. Game one pits UMass against No. 6 UCLA on Friday at 1:30 p.m. EST. Free live audio and stats are available for every UMass game the rest of this season beginning 10 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch at www.umassathletics.com.
