LSC Honors Petersen and Stonecipher

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - - The Lone Star Conference announced its weekly softball honors with Katie Petersen nabbing LSC North Pitcher of the Week, and Kristen Stonecipher earning LSC North Hitter of the Week.

            Petersen finished last week going 2-1 with a 1.05 ERA, and 20 strikeouts. She pitched three complete games, which included two shutouts, in helping MSU clinch its third LSC North Division Title in four years.

            Stonecipher hit .385 with five hits and three RBIs, which included a double and a homerun. She led the team in slugging percentage (.692) and had a perfect fielding percentage last week as well.

MSU (39-14, 18-6) is the top seed from the North, and well play the fourth seed from the South, Texas Woman's University, in the first round of the LSC Championship Tournament. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m., from Southwest Park in Irving.

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