WEXFORD, Pa. – After helping the Bethany College softball team go unbeaten last week, freshman Emily Jump (Milford, Del./Polytech) was chosen as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Pitcher of the Week for May 3.
The right-hander went 4-0 and recorded a 1.54 ERA, as the Bison swept twinbills from Thomas More, Thiel and Washington & Jefferson to clinch the #1 seed and hosting rights for the PAC Tournament May 7-8. Jump’s first outing was a five-hit shutout in a 7-0 win blanking over Thomas More, the first conference loss of the season for the Saints. In addition to her work in the circle, Jump also went 3-for-3 in the game and drove in three runs.
On Thursday, Jump paced BC’s sweep over Thiel by firing a complete game in an 8-2 triumph in the opener. She was summoned from the bullpen in the second game and threw 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win in a 5-4 victory.
Jump completed her week by going the distance again in the first contest against W&J Saturday. She gave up one run on five hits and struck out three in a 3-1 victory. Bethany would also win the second game over the Presidents 7-1 and coupled with Westminster’s 1-0 triumph over Thomas More Saturday, that clinched the top seed for this weekend’s PAC Tournament, the first time BC has hosted the conference tournament since 2005.
With her big week, Jump now stands at 19-8 for the year, which is the most wins by a Bison hurler since Romney Waters went 22-5 in 2004. In the league, she is ranked second in wins, which is also where she stands in ERA at 1.97. Jump also has an impressive 69-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has issued just one free pass in her last 58 innings, which was an intentional walk in the Thomas More victory last week.
“Emily had a tremendous week to go 4-0 when we needed quality pitching,” said Bethany head coach Jan Forsty, who collected her 600th career victory with the second W&J win. “She did a great job stepping up to help us secure the top seed for the conference tournament, which included her pitching and her work at the plate.”
A physical education major, Emily is the daughter of Gary and Cindy Ingram of Milford, Del.
Discussion about this post