Alabama’s Montana Fouts Named SEC Pitcher of the Week
4/13/2021 3:00:00 PM | Softball
The junior right-hander earned a pair of road wins last weekend at eighth-ranked Arkansas
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After earning a pair of complete-game road wins at eighth-ranked Arkansas last weekend, Alabama's Montana Fouts has been named the SEC Softball Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.
Fouts shut down a potent Razorback offense last weekend in Fayetteville, allowing just three runs, all unearned, across 14.0 innings with 23 strikeouts, posting double-digit Ks in each game. Prior to last weekend, Arkansas had hit at least one home run in 31 of its 35 games. They didn't hit any home runs off Fouts and only two of their eight hits went for extra bases. In Sunday's series rubber match, the Grayson, Ky., native threw a three-hit shutout, marking just the second time this season the Razorbacks have been shut out. It was the first home series loss for Arkansas since 2017 and the first series win in Fayetteville for Alabama since 2015.
It is Fouts' second pitcher of the week award this season and the third of her career. She also earned four freshman of the week awards during her 2019 rookie campaign. In total, Alabama has taken home seven weekly conference accolades this season, including two pitcher of the week, three player of the week and two newcomer of the week awards. The seven awards are tied for the second-highest total in program history, previously hitting the mark in 2019, and are two shy of the record nine attained in 2006.
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