Samantha Bratland Award Female Athlete of the Week Week Of 5/6/2018 Sport American Rivers Conference School Luther College Year Junior Position Hometown Spring Grove, Minn. High School Spring Grove Female Athlete of the Week – Softball – Pitcher of the Week Samantha Bratland, Luther College Jr., Spring Grove, Minn./Spring Grove Posted three wins at Iowa Conference Tournament, helping Luther to their third-consecutive IIAC tournament title and seventh in the past nine years... In 24 innings of work in Luther’s four games last week, Bratland allowed just one earned run. Game 1 (5/1/18): Luther – 3, Central – 1: 7-innings pitched, 0-earned runs allowed, 3-hits allowed, 5-strikeouts, .136-opponent batting average Game 2 (IIAC Tournament First-Round): Luther – 8, Simpson – 0: 4-innings pitched, 0-earned runs allowed, 0-hits allowed, 4-strikeouts, .000-opponent batting average Game 3 (IIAC Semifinal): Luther – 9, Central – 1: 6-innings pitched, 1-earned run allowed, 5-hits allowed, 3-strikeouts, .250-opponent batting average Game 4 (IIAC Championship): Luther – 4, Coe – 0: 7-innings pitched, 0-earned runs allowed, 5-hits allowed, 3-strikeouts, .192-opponent batting average Bratland improved her season record to 21-4 with an ERA of 1.42 The Norse junior is now a five-time Pitcher of the Week honoree (5/6/18, 4/2/18, 5/7/17, 4/23/17, 3/21/16).
