Krystal Lewallen earns GLVC honor again

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University’s Krystal Lewallen has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s Pitcher of the Week in softball.

Lewallen, a junior from Crestwood, Ky., posted a 2-0 record - both no-hitters - as NKU remained unbeaten with a 36-0 record. Lewallen began the week with a no-hit performance on the road at Findlay during a 3-0 Norse victory.

She followed that game with a five-inning, 8-0 no-hitter against Bellarmine. In that game, Lewallen struck out 10 batters and allowed just one walk. In the two games last week, Lewallen pitched 12 innings with 15 strikeouts.

For the season, Lewallen leads the GLVC in strikeouts (187), innings pitched (133 2/3) and ERA (0.31). She is also holding opposing hitters to a .106 batting average this season and has 13 shutouts.

This marks the fourth time this spring Lewallen has earned the GLVC weekly honor. Lewallen is NKU’s all-time career leader with 66 victories.