Taylor Grissom, Texas Lutheran University, 2015 Softball Pitcher of the Year

Taylor Grissom, Texas Lutheran University, 2015 Softball Pitcher of the Year

TAYLOR GRISSOM OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY was named SCAC Softball Pitcher of the Year for the 2015 season. 

Grissom, a junior right-hander from Spring, Texas, leads the SCAC with a 0.59 ERA, and is a perfect 16-0 record with a league-leading six shutouts in eight complete games. In 83.1 innings of work, Grissom, a three-time SCAC Player-of-the-Week during the regular season, has struck out 35 batters with only 13 walks while holding opponents to the lowest batting average against in the conference at .167. She is the first player to win back-to-back Pitcher of the Year honors since DePauw's Megan Soultz earned the honor three straight years (2008-2010).

Grissom received five votes for SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Year, while sophomore right-hander Katie Lee of the University of Dallas received the remaining two votes.