Former Eagle Pass Lady Eagle Krystal De La Cruz Named 2017 Conference USA Softball Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First Team Pitcher
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017
Former Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles standout southpaw pitcher Krystal De La Cruz was recognized as the 2017 Conference USA Softball Newcomer of the Year as well as an All-Conference First Team Pitcher while playing for the Louisiana Tech University Lady Techsters during the 2017 Conference Softball season, announced Head Coach Mark Montgomery.
De La Cruz earned a regular season record of 10-3 with an impressive 2.03 Earned Run Average (ERA) while pitching 100 innings and limiting opponents to a batting average of only .212, allowing 78 hits, 56 strikeouts, and 28 walks in Conference USA regular season games only. In Conference USA regular season games only, De La Cruz earned a 5-3 record with a solid 1.62 ERA.
De La Cruz and the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters won the Western Division of Conference USA and will be participating in the Conference USA Post-Season Conference Championship Tournament during May 11-13, 2017 at Souther Mississippi University.
De La Cruz played one year at Texas A & M International University in Laredo, Texas during her freshman year and transferred to Louisiana Tech for her sophomore year. Louisiana Tech and Head Coach Mark Montgomery are excited to have De La Cruz as one of their starting pitchers this season.
The Lousiana Tech Lady Techsters seek to win the Conference Post-Season Tournament so that they can earn an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division One Women’s Softball Regionals’ Tournament in pursuit of a coveted trip to the 2017 NCAA Women’s Softball College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates Eagle Passan Krystal De La Cruz and wishes her and the Lousiana Tech Lady Techsters all the best in the 2017 Conference USA Post-Season Conference Championship Tournament.
