Reports From LBSU 

Junior Brooke Turner has been named the Big West Pitcher of the Week the conference office announced Monday afternoon. It is Turner’s first honor of the season and 11th of her career.

Turner opened the weekend by pitching well in a 1-0 setback to Pac-10 foe Oregon. She allowed just one run on four hits over six innings, striking out a season-high eight against only one walk.

Turner was again dominant in her next start, leading The Beach to a 6-2 victory over Buffalo. She tossed all seven innings and allowed five hits, two runs and one walk. She also topped her previous season-high strikeout total with nine.

Overall, Turner registered a 1.62 ERA, allowing just three runs on nine hits and two walks in 13.0 innings of work. She finished the weekend with 17 strikeouts, giving her 429 in her career to rank second among the 49er all-time leaders.

LBSU returns to action this weekend when it hosts the Long Beach State Invitational, March 12-14, at Mayfair Park. The 49ers open the tournament with a single game against Purdue on Friday at 6 p.m.