GRINNELL, Iowa – Illinois College's
Jordan Closs was named the Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Week, it was announced by the league today.
This is the third consecutive week and fourth time this season that the junior from Niantic, Ill., has earned the conference's weekly honor.
Closs ran her scoreless innings streak to 46 1/3 with a seven-hit, eight-strikeout, shutout win over Grinnell in her only start of the week. Closs has surrendered just two runs in her 52 innings of work in conference play this season. She is now 12-3 on the season with a 1.79 ERA. Jordan has won six consecutive starts and eight of her last nine.
