Rachael Stanzel (2/20/2012)

With two winning, complete game efforts in the circle for the Ohio Dominican softball team over the weekend in Decatur, Alabama, freshman pitcher Rachael Stanzel (Angleton, Texas) is our ODU Athlete of the Week.

Stanzel went 2-0 on the rubber at the UAH Ringor Charger Chillout, guiding the Panthers to a 5-1 win over Delta State (Miss.) in the season opener on Friday and a 4-3 victory against Lander (N.C.) on Saturday afternoon.  In three appearances and 15.1 innings of work, she posted an ERA of 1.83 with only four earned runs allowed on 14 hits and five walks, while striking out four.

Following a pair of cancellations on Sunday due to rain, ODU returns to the field at 12 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 26 with a non-conference road doubleheader at Bellarmine (Ky.).