Chattanooga State's Ashley Czechner was chosen the NJCAA Division I national softball pitcher of the week for her performance last week in the tournament hosted by Gulf Coast State College at Panama Beach, Fla.
The sophomore transfer from Maryland who will be pitching next year for LSU struck out 48 batters in 35 2/3 innings and gave up eight hits, six walks and no earned runs while going 5-0 in the Gulf Coast Beach Classic.
For the season she is 11-1 with a 0.11 earned run average and 127 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings. She has allowed 20 hits, 23 walks and nine runs, only one of which was earned.