Brock named Big Sky Pitcher of the Week
2/15/2022 9:59:00 AM | Softball
Montana sophomore Allie Brock, who went 3-0 at the season-opening Nor Cal Kickoff with a 0.82 ERA, has been named the Big Sky Conference co-Pitcher of the Week.
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It's the first time Brock has been honored. She becomes the sixth player in program history to earn Pitcher of the Week honors from the league.
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She and Portland State's Olivia Grey, who shared this week's honors with Brock, are two of 15 NCAA Division I pitchers who went 3-0 on opening weekend.
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Brock won four games as a freshman and posted an 8.08 ERA last spring. Opponents hit .371 against her in her 23 appearances.
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She wasted no time showing 2022 is going to be a new season.
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In the bottom of the second of Montana's Nor Cal Kickoff opener, against San Jose State, Brock faced a bases-loaded, no-out situation.
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She responded with three straight swinging strikeouts and would retire 18 of the final 19 batters she faced to post her second career shutout, her first against a Division I opponent, as Montana won 3-0.
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Brock would work 17 innings over three games on the weekend, two in a starting role, one in relief, and allowed just two earned runs. She had more strikeouts (12) than hits allowed (9) and walked only four.
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The two runs she did allow, against Saint Mary's, came after she'd shut out the Gaels on two hits through four innings and with Montana holding a 6-0 lead in a game the Grizzlies would win 11-2.
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In Sunday's 2-1 win over Santa Clara, she entered the game in the bottom of the fourth with Montana leading 2-0, but the Broncos had the bases loaded with nobody out.
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Santa Clara would cut Montana's lead to 2-1 on a sacrifice fly, but Brock would get two strikeouts to limit the scoring to a single run.
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She didn't allow a hit in her four innings of work and retired 12 of the 13 batters she faced to pick up the win.
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Montana, which has a team ERA of 1.60 through five games, went go 3-2 at the tournament, just the third time in program history the Grizzlies have come out of opening weekend with a winning record.
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Montana will play five games against North Texas, Nevada and Colorado State this weekend at the Tracy Beard College Classic in Melissa, Texas.
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It's the first time Brock has been honored. She becomes the sixth player in program history to earn Pitcher of the Week honors from the league.
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She and Portland State's Olivia Grey, who shared this week's honors with Brock, are two of 15 NCAA Division I pitchers who went 3-0 on opening weekend.
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Brock won four games as a freshman and posted an 8.08 ERA last spring. Opponents hit .371 against her in her 23 appearances.
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She wasted no time showing 2022 is going to be a new season.
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In the bottom of the second of Montana's Nor Cal Kickoff opener, against San Jose State, Brock faced a bases-loaded, no-out situation.
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She responded with three straight swinging strikeouts and would retire 18 of the final 19 batters she faced to post her second career shutout, her first against a Division I opponent, as Montana won 3-0.
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Brock would work 17 innings over three games on the weekend, two in a starting role, one in relief, and allowed just two earned runs. She had more strikeouts (12) than hits allowed (9) and walked only four.
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The two runs she did allow, against Saint Mary's, came after she'd shut out the Gaels on two hits through four innings and with Montana holding a 6-0 lead in a game the Grizzlies would win 11-2.
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In Sunday's 2-1 win over Santa Clara, she entered the game in the bottom of the fourth with Montana leading 2-0, but the Broncos had the bases loaded with nobody out.
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Santa Clara would cut Montana's lead to 2-1 on a sacrifice fly, but Brock would get two strikeouts to limit the scoring to a single run.
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She didn't allow a hit in her four innings of work and retired 12 of the 13 batters she faced to pick up the win.
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Montana, which has a team ERA of 1.60 through five games, went go 3-2 at the tournament, just the third time in program history the Grizzlies have come out of opening weekend with a winning record.
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Montana will play five games against North Texas, Nevada and Colorado State this weekend at the Tracy Beard College Classic in Melissa, Texas.
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