Alva Review-Courier -

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After closing out the final regular-season week of her senior season with five straight wins, senior pitcher Jalissa Gum has been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as its National Pitcher of the Week.

It is the second National Pitcher of the Week honor of Gum's career.

Gum logged five complete-game victories (three shutouts) for the Golden Suns, which included a pair of wins at then-No. 14 Southern Arkansas to earn a Great American Conference series split. The Red Rock, Oklahoma native struck out 58 batters, surrendered three runs, two earned, and scattered 18 hits over 35 innings of work. Gum opened the week with three-hit shutout of the Muleruders in which she fanned 14 and in the night cap went the distance, allowing two runs on seven hits. Over the weekend, she celebrated her final home games in style with a pair of shutouts on April 28, including a one-hit 20-strikeout performance in game one versus Southwestern Oklahoma State. She became just the fourth pitcher in Division II history to fan 20 in a seven-inning contest. In the nightcap, Gum sat down 15 more Bulldogs in a three-hit shutout. For the week, she posted a 0.40 ERA and helped herself out at the plate with four hits, a double, two RBI and four runs scored.