Kayla Simacek went 7-1 in the circle for the Royals last week with a combined 87 strikeouts, two walks and five earned runs allowed in 52.1 innings of work. Teams hit .128 against Simacek while she averaged 11.6 Ks, throwing five complete game efforts and two shutouts. Her shutout wins came against Southern Maine (3/14) and Meredith (3/16) against whom she threw a combined 24 strikeouts. In a pitcher's duel loss to Loras on 3/17, Simacek struck out a season-high 16 batters while giving up one run on three hits.