Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics

Sophomore Lauren Harper was the epitome of control last weekend as she fanned 22 CSUS batters against just 2 walks, establishing the CSUDH single-game strikeout record with 16 Ks in the process.

Although the Warriors picked up the win in the opener, they were the subplot behind Harper as the San Diego native broke a record that stood for 25 years, set by Academic All-American Barb Steffen on March 30, 1985, against Loyola Marymount University.

Harper was magnificent in tossing 9.1 innings of work, fanning at least one batter in all but one inning and the side three times, as well as striking out three Warriors three times in her 156-pitch performance while retiring the side in order three times.

The next day, Harper continued her masterful control, tallying 6 strikeouts against no walks and the side in order twice as CSUDH cruised to the 8-0 win.  Fittingly, she ended her final outing of the weekend with a strikeout

For the weekend, Harper posted a 0.49 ERA with just one earned run in 14.1 innings of work, limiting CSUS to a .222 batting average while boasting an 11:1 strikeout to walk ration with 22 batters fanned against just 2 walks.