Novak earns pitching honors
After a pair of impressive performances on the mound the weekend of March 20, Elly Novak quickly cemented her spot as the College of Saint Benedict softball team’s Game 1 starter. After another big weekend against two solid teams, Novak caught the eye of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
After notching 24 strikeouts and giving up just six earned runs in three appearances, Novak was named the MIAC Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on March 22. This is the first MIAC weekly pitching honor for Novak, a sophomore at CSB.
Novak, a 2019 graduate of TCU High School and the daughter of Gary and Tami Novak, threw her third complete game of the season and picked up her third win to start the weekend of March 20. She gave up three runs and scattered six hits over seven innings to help the Bennies come away with a...
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