OKLAHOMA CITY – Mid-America Christian University junior hurler Macie Crites has been selected as the Sooner Athletic Conference softball pitcher of the week, the league announced today (Feb. 22).

Crites got two wins while pitching nine shutout innings in the circle this past week.

The Caney, Okla. native threw five shutout frames in an 11-0 victory over Tabor College and then blanked Friends University with two strikeouts in four innings to lead a 5-0 win.

Crites and the Lady Evangels have won three straight overall and are next scheduled to host Central Christian College Thursday afternoon (Feb. 25) at 1 p.m.