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Leavitt Earns B1G Double; Named Pitcher and Freshman of the Week
5/9/2022 3:00:00 PM | Softball
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Minnesota freshman Emily Leavitt's impressive final week of the regular season earned a rare double as she was named Big Ten Conference Pitcher and Freshman of the Week it was announced Monday.
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Leavitt was dominant in the circle during a challenging stretch and posted a 3-0 record with a minuscule 0.70 earned run average appearing in all five outings of a 4-1 week. She helped the Gophers claim a doubleheader sweep of Wisconsin before taking the first two games of a weekend series against B1G champion and No. 6 ranked Northwestern.
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The Chino, Calif, native struck out 22 batters in 20.0 innings of work for the week and set a career best by fanning 10 in a complete game win over the Badgers Wednesday securing the sweep. She followed that effort by recording a three-hit shutout of the nationally-ranked Wildcats Friday and then pitched five more scoreless frames to close the series.
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It's the first weekly awards for Minnesota this season and first of Leavitt's career as the team prepares for the B1G Tournament May 11-14 at Michigan State.
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Leavitt was dominant in the circle during a challenging stretch and posted a 3-0 record with a minuscule 0.70 earned run average appearing in all five outings of a 4-1 week. She helped the Gophers claim a doubleheader sweep of Wisconsin before taking the first two games of a weekend series against B1G champion and No. 6 ranked Northwestern.
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The Chino, Calif, native struck out 22 batters in 20.0 innings of work for the week and set a career best by fanning 10 in a complete game win over the Badgers Wednesday securing the sweep. She followed that effort by recording a three-hit shutout of the nationally-ranked Wildcats Friday and then pitched five more scoreless frames to close the series.
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It's the first weekly awards for Minnesota this season and first of Leavitt's career as the team prepares for the B1G Tournament May 11-14 at Michigan State.
Highlights: Gophers 6, Central Michigan 1
Saturday, February 21
Highlights: Gophers 7, LIU 6
Saturday, February 21
Highlights: Gophers 11, NMSU 4
Saturday, February 14
Highlights: Gophers 8, UTEP 6
Friday, February 13