Lise Couturier has been named G-MAC Softball Pitcher Athlete of the Week for the first time this season after helping earn her team secure four wins last week. The Tigers went 4-4 as a team, with all four wins coming in her starts.
Couturier posted a 1.62 earned run average this week in 26 innings pitched. She led the conference with her four wins and was second in earned run average and innings pitched. She held hitters to a .248 batting average while striking out a conference-best 19 hitters and walked just three.
In two of her four starts, she went the distance in all four wins and earned a pair of shutouts as well.
On the season, Couturier is 10-11 overall, despite having the fifth best ERA in the conference. She ranks fourth with 100 strikeouts.