VICTORIA HERRERA OF AUSTIN COLLEGE, a sophomore right handed pitcher Houston, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played through Sunday, February 22nd.

Herrera was excellent in the circle, leading the 'Roos to a split against Hendrix College to improve the team to 5-1 on the young season.

Herrera went 1-0 in 8.2 innings of work, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief in game one against Hendrix before tossing a complete game shutout to earn a victory in game two.

Herrera struck out six batters and scattered five hits with just one walk in the victory, her SCAC-best third of the year.

For the season, Herrera has an ERA of 0.38, which is third in the SCAC, in 18.2 innings pitched. She is third in the conference in strikeouts at 21 and fifth in the league in batting average against at .194.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman pitcher Haley Miller of Centenary notched her first win of the season with a three-hit, shutout in 5 innings of work. She tallied one strikeout in the affair while holding SAGU hitters to a .167 batting average. Sophomore pitcher Veny Pizana of Texas Lutheran tossed a complete-game, one-hitter in a 16-0 win over Concordia Texas on Feb. 17. Pizana improved to 2-1 with the win. Pizana struck out eight and walked two. Schreiner, Southwestern, and Trinity did not play. Dallas did not nominate anyone.