Alyssa Olson Award Pitcher of the Week Week Of 4/15/2018 Sport Softball School Coe College Year Junior Position Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa High School Jefferson Female Athlete of the Week – Softball – Pitcher of the Week Alyssa Olson, Coe College Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson In a week with many games rescheduled due to weather, Olson and the Kohawks were able to play four and came away with four wins. In four games Olson faced 83 batters, striking out 24, walking six, allowing 12 hits while giving up just three earned runs. Game 1: Coe – 4, Nebraska Wesleyan – 3 (12 innings): Olson faced 45 batters in 12 innings of work, striking out 11, walking five, giving up five hits and three earned runs. Game 2: Coe – 9, Nebraska Wesleyan – 6: Olson tossed one inning, facing two batters. Game 3: Coe – 6, Wartburg – 0: Olson pitch the seven-inning shutout, recording 10 strikeouts, while walking zero and giving up six hits. Game 4: Coe – 4, Wartburg – 2: Olson came in the top of the fifth with runners on base, finishing the inning and the game to earn her second save of the season. The Kohawks are now 15-9 overall and 5-1 in IIAC play. Olson is now a four-time Iowa Conference Pitcher of the Week (415/18, 3/12/17, 3/5/17, 2/26/17) The last Kohawk to earn Pitcher of the Week, Maliah Fligg (4/9/17).
