Katie McDougal '18 batted .400 (4-for-10) over a six-game span, tied for the highest average on the team among starters, with a double, one run scored and one driven in. In the pitcher's circle, she threw a complete game in all three of her starts and compiled 17 strikeouts in 23.1 innings of work.
The Pawling, New York, native began her week by earning the save with 1.1 shutdown innings on April 3, when the Soaring Eagles bested SUNY Canton, 8-5, in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader. With the bases loaded in the sixth, McDougal fanned Canton's Desiree Pryce to preserve a two-run lead. She then struck out two of the three Roos she faced in the seventh to secure the "W". In the nightcap, she struck out a season-high eight despite taking the loss in extra innings and was 2-for-4 at the plate.
In the second game of a twin bill against Medaille College at Eldridge Park on April 5, McDougal was not only the pitcher of record, but she also drove in the winning run in a 3-2 triumph over the Mavericks. In 7.0 innings of work, she scattered two runs on six hits with five punch outs. In the third inning with the score knotted at 2-all, the third-year pitcher picked up her lone hit of the contest, which plated Emily Clark '19 for what proved to be the game-winning run.
McDougal and the Elmira softball team are set to conclude their season-long eight-game homestand on Saturday, April 15, with an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader against Utica College. First pitch for the opening game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Eldridge Park Stadium.
