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MVNU's White Earns AMC Pitcher of the Week Honor
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (5-4-2009) - Candace White, a member of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s fastpitch softball team, was recently selected as the American Mideast Conference Pitcher of the Week for her performance during the week of April 20-26.

White, a senior right-handed pitcher from Gahanna, Ohio, appeared in five of the Lady Cougars’ six games during the week as the team posted a 5-1 record. The former Gahanna Lincoln High School standout went 4-0 on the mound with a 1.89 ERA. In 29.1 innings of work during the week, White allowed just eight earned runs with 18 strikeouts and seven walks. She tossed back-to-back complete game victories over the University of Rio Grande, while also posting complete game wins over Urbana University and Geneva (Pa.) College while also making one relief appearance against Geneva as well.

On the season, White set new school records with 37 appearances, 24 complete games, 198.2 innings pitched, and 146 strikeouts. She finished the year with a 20-12 record on the mound and four shutouts as she appeared in all but two of MVNU’s 39 games. Opposing batters hit just .252 against her.

The Lady Cougars finished the season with a 22-17 overall record and a 12-8 AMC mark. MVNU earned the No. 4 seed in the AMC Tournament and advanced all the way to the championship game before falling 4-2 to regular-season champion Notre Dame College.

 

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