GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office announced on Monday that Madonna freshman pitcher Jess Irwin had picked up her third WHAC Pitcher of the Week award. This is the second straight week Irwin has been selected and the fourth straight week a Madonna pitcher has earned the award.

Irwin (Monroe, Mich.) went 5-1 on the week with a 0.89 earned run average. The right hander opened her week with her second no-hitter of the season against Siena Heights. Against the Saints, Irwin stuck out five hitters while allowing just one runner past second base. On Friday in game one at Indiana Tech, Irwin allowed just three hits while striking out 11 Warriors in an eight-inning complete game win. In the night cap at Tech, Irwin came back in to record the final out of the game for her second save of the season.

Saturday against UM-Dearborn, Irwin was sparkling again in the opener, throwing a complete game three hitter, striking out seven Wolves in a 10-0 MU win. Irwin then game back in game two of the day, throwing five innings of relief, allowing four hits in picking up her second win of the day and fourth of the week. Irwin then wrapped up her week with a two-hit, 10 strikeout performance against Aquinas in Grand Rapids. For the week, Irwin struck out 42 hitters in 31 1/3 innings of work.

The Crusaders return to action on Friday with a double header at Cornerstone starting at 3pm.