Mobile, Ala. – University of Moible's Kirby Baxter was named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week, for the week ending March 23, 2003.

Baxter was 4-0 on the week, pitching 19 innings with no earned runs.  She also recorded 17 strikeouts while allowing only 9 hits, and yielding only one walk against Spring Hill College (Ala.), Huntington College (Ind.), William Woods University (Mo.) and Albright College (Conn.).  With a 6-1 record on the week, the Rams are now 27-3 for the year..  Baxter, a freshman form Silas, Alabama, is 14-0 on the season and has an overall era of 0.42.

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