WKU Player of the Week: Hilltopper pitcher Erica Houge

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Today’s WKU Player of the Week is Hilltopper softball pitcher Erica Houge.

Houge threw a no-hitter against IU Indy on Sunday, March 1. It marked the 14th time a Hilltopper has done so in program history.

In her 18 innings of work throughout the Hilltopper Spring Fling, the sophomore gave up just two hits and struck out a total of nine batters.

The performance earned Houge an array nods including the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week, Softball America’s Star Pitcher of the Week and D1 Softball’s Mid-Major Pitcher of the Week.

Houge and the rest of the Tops open conference play in a series with Missouri State beginning this Friday, March 6.