Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech redshirt-junior pitcher Brook Melnychuk has been named the Blenders Eyeware Conference USA Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Melnychuk posted a 2-0 record and a 0.50 ERA while earning two seven-inning complete-game victories last week. She struck out seven batters and allowed just one run and 10 hits in her 14 innings pitched.
The redshirt-junior threw her first career seven-inning complete-game shutout in a 4-0 triumph over a 38-win McNeese team on Tuesday (April 30). Melnychuk was nearly unhittable during the victory as she struck out four batters while allowing just three hits and no walks.
The Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada product was just as impressive in the Bulldogs’ 5-1 win over FIU on Saturday (May 4). She earned her third career seven-inning complete-game victory and second of the week by allowing just one run on seven hits and a walk while striking out four FIU batters. As a result, she became the first LA Tech pitcher to throw consecutive seven-inning complete games since Audrey Pickett in 2022.
Melnychuk’s selection marks the fifth CUSA weekly honor the Bulldogs have received this season. She previously was named CUSA Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 19. Claire Raley (Player of the Week, March 25), Mattison Buster (Freshman of the Week, March 11), and Allie Floyd (Pitcher of the Week, Feb. 26) are the other Bulldogs to earn weekly league honors this season.
