3/12/2012 10:53:00 AM | Softball
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Sophomore Tiffany Harbin made her return to the Jacksonville State softball team count last week and earned Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, the league office announced on Monday.
After missing the first four weeks of the season with an injury to her pitching hand, the Hazel Green, Ala., native eased her way back into the rotation during the week. By the weekend, she guided the Gamecocks to a sweep of Eastern Illinois to open OVC play.
She started the week with a two-inning outing in a 6-5 win at UAB and then tossed the first four innings of a Thursday doubleheader against Georgia State. Once the 2011 OVC Freshman of the Year got to the weekend, she was ready to lead JSU to a three-game sweep of the defending OVC regular season champions.
Harbin started the first game on Saturday and went the distance, limiting the Panthers to one earned run while striking out 13 batters. She capped the series with a four-hit shutout of EIU on Sunday that saw her strike out seven batters. Over the two starts, she posted a 2-0 record and a 0.50 earned run average to go with her 20 strikeouts.
Harbin and the Gamecocks will play a non-conference game at Georgia Tech on Thursday at 5 p.m. CT, before heading to Murray, Ky., for a three-game OVC series with Murray State. The set will start with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and conclude with a 1 p.m. single game on Sunday.
After missing the first four weeks of the season with an injury to her pitching hand, the Hazel Green, Ala., native eased her way back into the rotation during the week. By the weekend, she guided the Gamecocks to a sweep of Eastern Illinois to open OVC play.
She started the week with a two-inning outing in a 6-5 win at UAB and then tossed the first four innings of a Thursday doubleheader against Georgia State. Once the 2011 OVC Freshman of the Year got to the weekend, she was ready to lead JSU to a three-game sweep of the defending OVC regular season champions.
Harbin started the first game on Saturday and went the distance, limiting the Panthers to one earned run while striking out 13 batters. She capped the series with a four-hit shutout of EIU on Sunday that saw her strike out seven batters. Over the two starts, she posted a 2-0 record and a 0.50 earned run average to go with her 20 strikeouts.
Harbin and the Gamecocks will play a non-conference game at Georgia Tech on Thursday at 5 p.m. CT, before heading to Murray, Ky., for a three-game OVC series with Murray State. The set will start with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and conclude with a 1 p.m. single game on Sunday.
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