LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (May 1) – Following a flurry of games in the last week of the regular season, California (PA) sophomore Caleigh Rister (Bucyrus, Ohio/Bucyurs) was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season on Monday afternoon.

Rister posted a 2-1 record and a 2.58 ERA over 21.2 inning pitched in four starts last week, as the Vulcans played doubleheaders on four-consecutive days. She allowed three runs (one earned) and posted five strikeouts in a complete-game victory on Monday, as the Vulcans swept a doubleheader at Gannon. On Thursday, Rister surrendered two runs (one earned) on three hits in 7.0 innings and tallied five strikeouts to help Cal sweep a twinbill at Edinboro.

The 2022 PSAC West Pitcher of the Year, Rister finished the regular season with a 12-7 record and a 1.82 ERA. She has already shattered her career highs with 95 strikeouts and 134.1 innings pitched while logging 13 complete games over 25 appearances (22 starts). Rister has held opponents to a .238 batting average this spring while boasting a 3.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Rister has now received the weekly pitching award from the league three times in her career.

The Vulcans are set to open play in the PSAC Tournament on Wednesday, May 3, when they face Bloomsburg at 10 a.m. The double-elimination tournament is being held in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, with the champion receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.