PERKINSTON – Following the best combined outing of her Northwest career, freshman pitcher Lacey Coats has been selected as the MACJC Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday morning.

Coats went 1-1 and made four appearances at Holmes and Hinds, allowing just one earned run on six hits in 17.1 innings pitched. The Hernando native also dished out 14 strikeouts against two walks and finished the week with a 0.41 ERA.

For the season, Coats has made 23 appearances and 13 starts, compiling a 5-9 record and a team-best 3.03 ERA. She has thrown five complete games with 70 strikeouts against 30 walks in 78.2 innings of work.

Coats is the first Ranger softball player to earn conference POTW honors this season.

Northwest will be in action again on Wednesday, April 24 against 11th-ranked Northeast at 2 p.m. in Senatobia.