University of North Texas Athletics
Maxey Named Sun Belt Pitcher Of The Week
3/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
DENTON (3/29/04)- North Texas freshman Katy Maxey was named the Sun Belt Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week on Monday after winning three games in the Mean Green/Wells Fargo Classic this past weekend. The conference award is the first for the Mean Green team.
The Mean Green (13-36) captured the title after going 5-1 in the tournament and winning a record five straight games. Maxey was one of five Mean Green players to be named to the all-tournament team.
The Katy, Texas native won three games in the tournament, including two against New Mexico. In the first game against the Lobos, the freshman pitched a complete game, allowing only one run off four hits. In the second game versus NM, Maxey earned her ninth win of the season after relieving Mandy Hacker in the fifth inning. She held New Mexico scoreless the rest of the game.
Maxey also batted .400 in the tournament, posting a hit in four-of-the-five games. She is tied for third in the conference with eight doubles.
North Texas returns to action on Tuesday, March 30 with a doubleheader against Prairie View A&M at Denia Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 pm.
