ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – Sophomore Ellie Peterson, who had a 0.47 earned run average in three appearances and helped the College of Saint Benedict softball team earn a share of the MIAC regular season title, has been named the St. Cloud Orthopedics / CSB Athletics Athlete of the Week.

In three appearances this week, Peterson was 1-1 with two complete games, a shutout and a save while fashioning a 0.47 earned run average as CSB earned a share of the MIAC title. Peterson had 16 strikeouts in 15 innings with just one earned run and walked just two hitters, allowing nine hits. In her only loss since March 23 (4-1 setback to Coe College), she took a 1-0 setback in throwing a complete game with seven strikeouts against No. 17 Bethel in the first game of a MIAC doubleheader on May 4. Then in game two on Saturday, she pitched the final inning to preserve a 2-1 win over the Royals. On May 1, she threw a complete game two-hit shutout as CSB defeated Gustavus Adolphus, 2-0 on May 1. Against the Gusties, she had a season-best eight strikeouts.

Since March 30, Peterson is 13-1 and that run of success began with a career-best 11-inning complete game against No. 24 Central College as CSB recorded a 6-3 road win. She had six strikeouts and allowed just five hits and one unearned run. During the stretch since March 30, Peterson registered a 1.34 earned run average with 15 starts and 17 appearances. She had 11 complete games and three three shutouts while recording a save. In 94 innings, she allowed just 18 earned runs, 74 hits while recording 72 strikeouts and held opponents to a .218 average.

For the season, the sophomore standout from St. Anthony Village, Minn., has compiled a 13-5 record with a team-best 2.93 earned run average in 24 appearances and 20 starts. She has registered 11 complete games, a save and 91 strikeouts across 121.2 innings.

In 2023, Peterson had a 13-3 record and ranked in the top five of four MIAC pitching categories. She was named All-MIAC, the CSB Rookie of the Year, MIAC Rookie of the Year and was named by the NFCA as the DIII Region IX Rookie of the Year while being recognized as one of 10 national finalists. In two seasons, she has a 26-7 record in 35 starts with 38 appearances. In 206.0 innings, she has 163 strikeouts.