TAYLOR GRISSOM OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a sophomore right-hander from Spring, Texas, leads the SCAC with a 1.07 ERA, and has compiled a 7-2 record with four shutouts in five complete games, which included a perfect game with a career-high seven strikeouts on March 10 against Austin College. It was just the fifth perfect game in program history. In 58.2 innings of work, Grissom has struck out 35 batters with only 11 walks while holding opponents to a .230 batting average (fourth in the SCAC).

In a tightly contested vote, Grissom received four votes for SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Year, while sophomore right-hander Kaci Wellik of Trinity received the remaining three votes.