Canadian pitcher Danielle Lawrie has been named USA Softball National C
ollegiate Player of the Year, the Amateur Softball Association of America announced on Tuesday.
The Langley, B.C., resident, a member of the national team who played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics, is the eighth recipient of the award and the first Canadian winner.
Lawrie is a junior at the University of Washington, and will play in the 2009 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City with the team this weekend.
She led the Pacific-10 Conference in wins, earned-run average, strikeouts and shutouts, and was in the NCAA's top three in all those categories.
Lawrie hurled shutouts against the NCAA's No. 1 and No. 2 teams, as well as those ranked 4 through 8. She threw no-hitters against UCLA, No. 2, and Arizona, No. 6.
ollegiate Player of the Year, the Amateur Softball Association of America announced on Tuesday.The Langley, B.C., resident, a member of the national team who played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics, is the eighth recipient of the award and the first Canadian winner.
Lawrie is a junior at the University of Washington, and will play in the 2009 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City with the team this weekend.
She led the Pacific-10 Conference in wins, earned-run average, strikeouts and shutouts, and was in the NCAA's top three in all those categories.
Lawrie hurled shutouts against the NCAA's No. 1 and No. 2 teams, as well as those ranked 4 through 8. She threw no-hitters against UCLA, No. 2, and Arizona, No. 6.
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