For the second time in her career at Southern Arkansas, Lady Mulerider sophomore right-handed pitcher Sydney Ward was been named the Great American Conference's Pitcher of the Week.
The honor for the Paris, Arkansas, native comes after the staff ace fired her second no-hitter of the season and third of her SAU career in a 5-0 blanking of Henderson State last weekend. She tossed seven innings allowing four walks with nine strikeouts in the win. For the week, Ward finished 2-1 over 15.1 innings pitched scattering seven hits and five earned runs while striking out 21 batters as opponents managed to hit just .132 off of her.
She adds this week's honor to her first career weekly accolade that she picked up on April 18, 2022 following a dominant 3-0 week.