ST. LOUIS – Illinois State pitcher Hannah Meshnick was solid for the Redbirds in Mexico last weekend at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic and for her efforts, she was named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday by the league office.
Meshnick joins Southern Illinois' Jackie Lis (Player of the Week) and Emily Williams (Newcomer of the Week) and Belmont's Rylee Spindler (Freshman of the Week) as this week's conference award honorees.
The junior from Hortonville, Wisconsin, did not allow an earned run in 14.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge last weekend, as she went 1-1 in two starts for ISU. Against FIU on Friday, she threw seven scoreless innings against Panthers before they scored three unearned runs in the top of the eighth inning to come away with the extra-inning win. Meshnick came back the next day and picked up her second complete-game win of the year, as she held North Dakota State scoreless while allowing eight hits in a 3-0 victory over the Bison.
On the season, Meshnick holds a 2-2 record with four starts in five appearances in the circle for the Redbirds. She has allowed just six earned runs in 33.2 inning pitched while striking out 10 batters to lead the way for the ISU pitching staff with a 1.25 ERA.
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