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Heinz named ACC Pitcher of the Week
Virginia Tech’s Kelly Heinz earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors.
Heinz tossed 14.2 innings of shutout ball in four appearances, leading the Hokies to a 4-0 week including a three-game sweep of Louisville. In the mid-week game, she allowed just two hits in 7.0 innings with 10 strikeouts in the win over Elon. In the opener against Louisville, she came on in relief to pick up the win and picked up the save in the final game of the series. For the week, Heinz went 2-0 with a save and didn’t allow a run. She gave up just six hits and struck out 19, as well.
Mitchum Earns CAA Rookie of the Week
RICHMOND, Va. – Elon softball freshman pitcher Kiandra Mitchum was named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week as announced by the league office on Wednesday, March 11.
This is the second CAA weekly honor for Mitchum this season after the Mechanicsville, Va., native went 3-1 last week for the Phoenix. She posted a 0.65 ERA in her 21.2 innings of action while holding opponents to a .188 average while picking up wins against Campbell, NC State and Lafayette.
Mitchum was also the league's Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 10 and is tied for the CAA-lead in wins with six. She has a 2.37 ERA in 47.1 innings this year.