Houck Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Pitcher of the Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – West Chester's Amanda Houck (Gap, Pa./Pequea Valley) has been named the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Pitcher of the Week as announced by that same organization Wednesday afternoon. The left-handed pitcher was unhittable in four games last week, accumulating a perfect 4-0 record over the course of 25.1 innings last week. In the same week, Houck tossed a perfect game as well as a no-hitter. This is the first national award for West Chester University as well as Amand Houck. The junior held opponents to only 13 hits, while surrendering four runs (two earned). She managed to register a miniscule 0.08 ERA and an impressive 21/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Against Wilmington (Del.), Houck first threw a five-inning perfect game and proceed to start game two. She threw 7.1 innings, allowing one earned run on seven hits and teammate Brooke Harner came on in relief to get the win. In a doubleheader against Chowan University on Saturday, she pitched in both games and notched a pair of wins. Houck came on in relief in game one, throwing the sixth and seventh, yielding one hit and striking out two. Houck scattered five hits over five innings, allowing one run in game two. The junior struck out five and did not walk a batter. On Sunday against Philadelphia University she tossed a six-inning no hitter. Her perfect game was broken up in the top of the fifth with a walk.