Kayla Cox Picks Up Third SSC Pitcher of Week Honor

Tampa's Kayla Cox has been selected Sunshine State Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week presented by VALIC.

Cox, a senior from Riverview, Fla. pitched a complete-game two-hit shutout in game one of a pivotal SSC series against Nova Southeastern. No. 2 Tampa and the Sharks were the top two teams in the conference heading into the series. Cox struck out eight batters in game one in route to her 5-0 two-hit shutout.

In game three, Cox gave up no earned runs in another complete-game effort. She allowed just five hits and struck out four batters. She finished the week with two wins, a 0.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 14 innings of work.

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