Simon Fraser University pitcher Cara Lukawesky was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference pitcher of the week after throwing her career-first no-hit softball game.
Lukawesky's no hitter was the first seven-inning no-hitter by a pitcher in the Great Northwest conference since Central Washington's Sara Badgely no-hit Western Oregon on March 5, 2005.
"The team played great," said Lukawesky in an SFU press release after Saturday's 6-0 no-hitter. "My catcher called a great game and I was hitting my spots. The no-hitter was really a combination of Brittany (Ribeiro) calling a great game and the defence playing well behind me."
Lukawesky allowed just four hits, while striking out 17 in 14 innings of work in the double-header wins against Northwest Nazarene.
It is the second time this season that Lukawesky has earned conference pitcher of the week honours.
Kelsey Haberl of Burnaby started things off in the opening inning getting on base with two out after being hit by a pitch.
A pair of singles by Leah Riske and Brittany Ribeiro of Burnaby drove in Haberl, and after a double steal, a single by Sammie Olexa scored two more for the Clan. A pitching error allowed Olexa to also score later in the inning.
SFU also won the later game 5-0 on Kelsie Hawkins' sixth win this season.
"I am very pleased for Cara and her second GNAC pitcher of the week selection this early in the season, especially coming off a sub-par performance the previous week," said SFU head coach Mike Renney. "Her no-hitter was the icing on the cake after she set a career-high for strikeouts (10) the day before."
