Devon Massengale (Elkhorn) was recently announced as Peru State College's (PSC) March's Female Athlete of the Month by Athletic Director Steve Schneider.
Massengale is the leading pitcher for the Bobcats and was named Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) Pitcher of the Week during March.
Massengale had earned the recognition for her record-tying performance against Haskell Indian Nations University. Massengale had tied a Bobcat single-game record of 12 strikeouts which put her into the PSC record books along with former standout Melanie Tramp who set the record in 1999 against Midland Lutheran. Later in the month, Massengale had another 12 K performance Viterbo College in the Tucson Invitational Games. Most recently, Massengale struck out ten in the Bobcats' win over MidAmerica Nazarene University.
Currently, Massengale is 7-4 and leads PSC with a 2.76 ERA and has thrown 68 strikeouts. With her efforts this past Sunday, Massengale has moved into fifth place in career strikeouts with 162, overtaking Lauren (Fiori) Sanley, who finished her career with 161.
In the HAAC, Massengale is ranked in the following categories: tied for sixth for wins (7); seventh in total strikeouts (68); eighth in opponents' batting average (.227); eighth in batters struck out per game (8.31); eighth in hits allowed per game (7.94); 12th in ERA (2.76); 12th in innings pitched per game (4.91); 14th in hits allowed (65); and 14th in earned runs allowed (29).
