COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- San Diego State senior pitcher Allie Light (Lexington, S.C.) has been named the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the first MW weekly award of the season for the right-hander and fifth of her career.
Light, the defending MW Pitcher of the Year and preseason MW Pitcher of the Year, helped the Aztecs (8-6) to a 3-1 record last weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, including wins over No. 11/13 Missouri and Nebraska. Light was 2-1 with a 1.97 ERA in 10 2/3 innings, pitching in three games (all against 2023 NCAA tournament teams) with two starts. Light struck out six with three walks allowed.
Light picked up the win against No. 11/13 Missouri on Thursday night after allowing one unearned run on four hits and a walk over five innings, striking out one. Light recorded her second victory the following day vs. Nebraska after tossing four scoreless innings of relief, allowing four hits and no walks, while striking out five. Light's only loss was on Saturday against three-time defending NCAA champion and No. 1/1 Oklahoma, where she allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks over 1 2/3 innings, starting the game and coming back to pitch in the sixth.
On the season, Light is 4-2 with a 1.28 ERA across 38 1/3 innings and 10 appearances (five starts). She has struck out 23 with nine walks allowed.
SDSU continues its tough non-conference slate this weekend when it travels to the Purple & Gold Challenge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. San Diego State will play McNeese State (1:30 p.m. CT) and host No. 6/7 LSU (6:30 p.m. CT) on Friday, Louisiana Tech (2:30 p.m. CT) and No. 6/7 LSU (5 p.m. CT) on Saturday, and Illinois at 10 a.m. CT Sunday.