Brakel Named DAC Pitcher of the Week.

           Madison, SD (4/17/06) – Junior Pitcher Steph Brakel has been named by the Dakota Athletic Conference as the DAC pitcher of the week. Brakel is Biology for Information Systems major from Eagan, MN.

For the week, Brakel went 3-1 with 1.81 ERA and 4 complete games in helping the Trojans go 4-2. Brakel struck out 13 batters, allowed just 3 walks and gave up 1 extra base hit in 27 innings of work as she raised her season record to 15-12.

“Steph has been a workhorse for us this season; she has already logged 167 innings and has struck out 84 batters, as one of our captains Steph has also shown great leadership on and off the field.” Stated Head Coach Brad Hesser