Sagl earns weekly league honor

Davey Fitzpatrick, Sports Information

After helping the Vulcans extend their winning streak to 21 games, California University of Pennsylvania senior Alex Sagl (Oakville, Ontario/Oakville Trafalgar) was selected the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Pitcher of the Week on Monday afternoon.

Sagl posted a 2-0 record and one save while recording a 0.57 ERA in three appearances last week. She allowed one run in 12.1 innings on only three hits and tallied 21 strikeouts, as the Vulcans swept a pair of home doubleheaders in divisional play.

Sagl tossed a two-hit, complete-game shutout while setting a season high with 13 strikeouts on Friday in an 8-0 run-rule victory against Edinboro. In Game 1 on Saturday, she yielded one run and one hit (solo homer) and recorded eight strikeouts in a 9-1 run-rule victory versus Gannon. The Ontario native returned to the circle in Game 2 with runners on first and second in the top of the seventh before recording the final out of the game to earn the save preserving a 1-0 victory.

Sagl holds a 10-1 record this season and ranks fourth in the PSAC this spring with both a 1.36 ERA and 93 strikeouts. She has logged 67.0 innings this year behind eight complete games, including four shutouts, while limiting opponents to a .178 batting average, which ranks second in the league.

A two-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American, Sagl has notw received PSAC West Pitcher of the Week twice this season and 13 times overall in her career.

The Vulcans return to action on Friday, April 8, when they travel to Greensburg, Pennsylvania, for a doubleheader against Seton Hill starting at 2:30 p.m.