Kayla Simacek picked up three wins in the circle, striking out 32 batters and surrendering just one unearned run in 17 innings of work for the Royals last week. Simacek shut out previously-unbeaten Concordia-Wisconsin on 3/12 with nine strikeouts in the complete-game effort. In her next two starts, she gave up one hit each with no earned runs with a 14-K performance in the Royals' 2-1 victory over Southern Maine on 3/13.