LSU sophomore pitcher Rachele Fico was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week, LSU announced Tuesday.
Fico tossed two shutouts last weekend during LSU’s sweep against Arkansas. She struck out 16 Razorbacks in 14 innings of work and held them to a .146 hitting average.
In last Friday’s 8-0 win, Fico struck out five and gave up four hits, while notching 11 strikeouts and allowing only three hits Sunday in the series finale.
Fico sports a 7-8 record this season with a 3.03 ERA. She has started 13 games, appeared in 18 and leads the staff with 87 2/3 innings pitched.
The statistics are far from her dominant freshman campaign in 2010. Fico was 20-7 with a 1.15 ERA and led the team with 158 2/3 innings.
 
DUNCAN WINS SEC FEMALE RUNNER OF THE WEEK
 
LSU sophomore sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan was named the Southeastern Conference Female Runner of the Week on Tuesday.
Duncan, who won the 200-meter indoor championship, clocked a 22.76 second wind-legal time last Saturday at the LSU Invitational. The time gave her the No. 1 ranking for sprinters worldwide, edging Olympic gold medalist Natasha Hastings of Nike.
Duncan is the seventh SEC Track & Field Athlete of the Week for LSU this season, joining senior long jumper Zedric Thomas, senior thrower Walter Henning, junior sprinters Horatio Williams and Semoy Hackett, junior pole vaulter Rachel Laurent and freshman hurdler Jasmin Stowers.
 
 
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