Allie Puente Award Pitcher of the Week Week Of 3/20/2023 Sport Softball School Hope International Year Junior Position Right-Handed Pitcher Hometown Fresno, CA High School Puente, the Royals all-time strikeouts leader, helped lead the Royals to six victories this week. In her first outing against San Diego Christian she got the start throwing a complete game while striking out 11 as the Royals won 4-3. Then in the second game of the doubleheader she pitched 2/3 of an inning to earn her first save of the season as the Royals won 3-1. She then started against OUAZ and threw a complete game shutout allowing just three hits and striking out 12. In the second game of the doubleheader she came in in relief pitching the final 4 1/3 inning allowing just one hit and striking out five as she picked up the win. Then in her third start of the week against ACU, Puente threw her third complete game allowing just one unearned run while striking out nine. Then once again she came in in relief in the second game and pitched the final 4 innings allowing one unearned run on one hit while striking out six. She went 5-0 during the week with one save and an ERA of 0.70 while striking out 44. She leads the GSAC and is second in the NAIA in strikeouts with 143 and leads the GSAC in ERA with a 0.75 on the season.