East Central Reporter

Panthers sweep OVC Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors

Eastern Illinois softball went 5-0 to win the Mardi Gras Classic over the weekend and on Monday the Panthers swept the Ohio Valley Conference weekly awards.  Lindy Milkowski was named the OVC Player of the Week with Olivia Price earning OVC Pitcher of the Week honors.
 
Milkowski was part of a Panthers offensive attack that hit 12 home runs with 36 total runs scored during the weekend.  She was responsible for a third of those home runs as the junior first baseman hit four homers with a .462 average at the plate.  Milkowski was 6-of-13 at the plate with six runs scored and eight RBI.  She added one double for a slugging percentage of 1.462 for the weekend.   She had 17 total plate appearances adding three walks without being struck out.  In the field she posted a perfect field percentage with 38 putouts and one assist.
 
Price was part of a solid overall pitching effort by the Panthers staff for the weekend.   She opened the tournament on Friday with a 6-0 win over Alabama State tossing the eighth no-hitter in school history.  She faced the minimum 21 batters in the game with the lone ASU base runner reaching via walk in the sixth and out on the next play.  Price would also start against Grambling State pitching 3.1 innings but was not a part of the decision.  For the weekend Price had an ERA of 1.35 with two starts and 10.1 innings of work.  She had 11 strikeouts and walked just two batters.
 
EIU returns to action this weekend at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn. 

Original source can be found here.