Emma Johnson is MAC East Pitcher of the Week for fourth time this season
5/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | Softball
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State sophomore right-hander Emma Johnson (Groveport, Ohio) was named Mid-American Conference East Division Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season as announced Monday (May 6) by the league office.
Johnson was excellent during the final week of the regular season as Kent State clinched the MAC East Division title and the No. 2 seed in this week's MAC Tournament. Johnson went 2-1, including starting and winning both games on May 3 as the Golden Flashes swept Miami in a doubleheader in Oxford, 2-0 and 3-2, to clinch their first division crown since 2010. Johnson allowed no earned runs on 10 hits with 10 strikeouts in 14 innings over two games against the Redhawks. In three games this week, all starts, Johnson allowed just five earned runs on 18 hits with 17 strikeouts and a 1.27 WHIP in 21.1 innings. Johnson is 20-10 with a 1.67 ERA and 196 strikeouts in 197 innings overall this season.
The MAC East Division champion Golden Flashes will be the No. 2 seed for the MAC Tournament beginning Wednesday (May 8) – Saturday (May 11) at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio. The Flashes, 27-19-1 overall and 16-6 in conference play, have won four of their last five games and eight of 11 overall. They are 7-1 in their last eight conference games.
Kent State will play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (May 9) against the winner of the 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 8) matchup between No. 3 Central Michigan (29-18, 15-7) and No. 6 Bowling Green (26-22, 9-13) or No. 7 Ohio (26-27, 9-13). MAC West champion Ball State (35-15, 18-3) is the tournament's top seed.
Click here to view the entire tournament bracket schedule.
Check out the official tournament website here for directions to Firestone Stadium, as well as ticket and parking information.
