Point Park's Tarr racks up Ks on her way to RSC Softball Pitcher of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Point Park (Pa.) University sophomore Katie Tarr racked up 24 strikeouts in 11.1 innings last week to win the River States Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week honor for April 23-29.
Tarr, a native of Burgettstown, Pa., had her 24 punchouts come against just three walks and only four hits over three total outings.She allowed only one run on the week and was 2-0. The highlight was Tarr's two-hit shutout of IU Southeast, which included 15 strikeouts and three walks over 7.0 innings. The Pioneers won the game, 5-0.
Earlier in the week, Tarr worked 4.0 innings of relief in a 4-3 win over Brescia. she struck out nine, walked one and gave up just one run and two hits. She had an ERA of 0.62 in her 11.1 innings on the week.
Next up is the RSC Softball Tournament May 4-5 at Jackson Memorial Park in Vienna, W.Va.