ST. LOUIS – The honors continued to roll in for Purple Aces freshman pitcher Morgan Florey. After earning Co-MVP honors at this weekend's Tiger Classic, Florey brought home a pair of Missouri Valley Conference awards.
For the first time in her career, Florey was named the MVC Pitcher of the Week and also garnered Newcomer of the Week honors with her stellar performances in Nashville.
"Morgan had a great weekend in the circle for us," Aces head coach Mat Mundell said. "She came into the game a few times in some tough spots and was able to get the outs we needed. She continues to improve. She was also clutch in her first at bat of the season."
Florey pitched 13 2/3 innings over the weekend where she struck out 23 batters and gave up just one unearned run. She also walked just three batters.. Florey also picked up three wins over the weekend. In the win over East Tennessee State, Florey fanned a career-high nine batters in four innings of work. She followed that up on Saturday going 5 2/3 innings where she struck out eight.
In the win over Northern Kentucky to cap off the weekend, Florey pitched the final four innings as she earned her third win of the season and fourth of the year. Making her effort even more impressive in the win over NKU is that she drove in the winning run in the top of the 8th inning. In her first at-bat of the season, Florey singled to center field to help the Aces win their 8th game of the year.
This weekend, action continues for the Aces as they head to Chattanooga, Tenn. for their third weekend of action. It begins on Friday.
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