CLEVELAND - Western Michigan junior Rissa Bajusz has been named the Mid-American Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for the opening week of the 2023 season. It marks the first Pitcher of the Week Award for Bajusz in her WMU career.
Bajusz pitched in four of Western Michigan's five games over the weekend at the Best on the Bayou Tournament and boasted a 1.12 ERA in 18.2 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .159 batting average. The Aurora, Ill., native got the ball for the Broncos to start the season-opener on Friday against Lindenwood and gave up just two hits in a complete-game victory.