PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The University of Tulsa senior pitcher Emily Watson was named the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
Watson went 3-0 with a pair of shutouts last weekend at the FAU "Strike-Out Cancer" Tournament as the Golden Hurricane went 4-1 at the event. The Edmond, Okla., native did not allow a run in 20.0 innings and recorded 30 strikeouts to just a pair of walks. She yielded just nine hits for an opposing batting average of .129 during the tournament.
Watson started the weekend with six scoreless innings with six strikeouts to defeat UIC on Friday.