Sam Thompson Award Pitcher of the Week Week Of 4/12/2021 Sport Softball School Luther College Year Sophomore Position Pitcher Hometown West Salem, Wisconsin High School West Salem Female Athlete of the Week - Softball – Pitcher Player of the Week Sam Thompson, Luther College So., P, West Salem, Wis./West Salem Thompson picked up two more wins this past week improving her season record to 7-0 as the Norse defeated Wartburg (1-0) and Buena Vista (8-0, 16-0) when she was in the circle. The Norse split with Wartburg, while picking up the series victory against BVU, including all three victories being shutouts. The sophomore threw a complete game three-hit shutout over nationally ranked Wartburg on Monday and followed that effort with a four-hit shutout over Buena Vista on Sunday. Game 1: Luther 1, Wartburg 0 – GS, W (6-0), CG (shutout), 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K, .143 BAA, 26-batters faced. Game 2: Luther 8, Buena Vista 0 – GS, W (7-0), GC (shutout), 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, K, .222 BAA, 18-batters faced. Game 3: Luther 16, Buena Vista 0 – GS, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, .375 BAA, 8-batters faced. Luther improves to 18-9 on the year and a conference mark of 7-6, sitting third in the league standings. As a team, the Norse now have three Pitcher of the Week honors, the previous two belonging to Kendra Cooper. Thompson is garnering her first-career Pitcher of the Week accolade.
