MOBILE, Ala. — South Alabama pitcher Farish Beard has been named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week.
Beard went 3-0 last weekend at the Florida Atlantic Parents’ Weekend tournament, improving her record to 12-1 this season. Over 22 innings, she struck out 28 batters while allowing seven hits, two earned runs and two walks.
19 Straight Outs Against Marshall
Beard retired 19 consecutive batters in South Alabama’s 1-0 win over Marshall during the weekend.
For the season, Beard has 118 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings and leads the team with a 0.64 earned run average.
Jaguars Collecting Weekly Honors
The award is Beard’s third weekly Sun Belt honor of the season and the fourth for a South Alabama player overall. Blair Johnson was named Sun Belt Player of the Week two weeks ago. A Jaguar has now won either the Pitcher of the Week or Player of the Week award in four of the conference’s five weekly voting periods this season.
Upcoming Schedule
South Alabama hosts Nicholls State on Wednesday at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars then travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the Cowgirl Classic, where they will play New Mexico on Saturday and Oklahoma State twice on Sunday.
