Kurtz named HCAC Player of the Week
May 1, 2000Erin Kurtz, a senior pitcher (Wooster, OH/Smithville), has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week for her efforts in three games last week.
| Kurtz recorded three victories last week, including two in the HCAC over Defiance and league-leader Anderson. On Monday, she pitched all ten innings in Bluffton's 3-1 victory over Defiance. She allowed just four hits, struck out 11, walked none, and was 2-4 at the plate. On Wednesday at Albion College, she went the distance in Bluffton's 8-3 non-league win and went 1-3 at the plate. Then on Thursday, Kurtz pitched a one hit shutout over HCAC front-runner Anderson, striking out 10 batters and not walking any. She added a 1-3 day at the plate. |
This is the second HCAC Player of the Week award for Kurtz this season. This season she has set school records for strikeouts in a season (123), career strikeouts (355) and career wins (37). She is one win away from tying her own school record for wins in a season (12).
Kurtz is 11-4 so far this season with a 1.13 ERA. Bluffton, currently 17-13 overall and 9-5 in the HCAC, will host Heidelberg College on Tuesday in a non-league double header before beginning play in the HCAC Tournament on Friday at Franklin.
Bluffton won the 1999 HCAC Tournament Championship.
