NIACC's Mentink is ICCAC pitcher of week

MASON CITY - NIACC's McKenna Mentink was selected as the ICCAC Division II softball pitcher of the week for the week of March 8-14.

Mentink earned the honor for pitching the Lady Trojans to an 11-1 five-inning victory over the Mount Mercy Junior Varsity in the second game of a doubleheader in Cedar Rapids on March 10.

Mentink struck out a career-best nine with two walks and only allowed two hits and one run for her second collegiate victory.

She is the first NIACC softball player to win the league's weekly honor since the week of April 1-7, 2019 when sisters Kaci Sherwood and Kylie Sherwood were selected as the ICCAC's player and pitcher of the week, respectively.

NIACC (2-0) is scheduled to return to action Saturday and Sunday at home against Northeast CC in a four-game ICCAC series.