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Steinbach Earns Fourth MAC West Pitcher of the Week Award This Season

CLEVELAND, Ohio - - After having a hand in all three of Ball State softball’s wins over Ohio last weekend, senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach (Merrillville, Ind./Andrean) has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season and the 14th time in her career.

Steinbach finished the weekend series versus the Bobcats with a 2-0 record and a save, while logging a 1.40 ERA and a .180 opponents batting average. Over 15.0 innings of work, she struck out 15 batters while issuing just five walks.