BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior right-hander Amber White has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week.

White garnered Pitcher of the Week honors for an impressive sixth straight week, eighth time this season and 12th time in her career.

The Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Division III Wellesley Regional, White led the Bears to the regional tournament title as she went 3-0 in the circle with three complete games, a 1.22 earned run average and 15 strikeouts in 23 innings of work.

White allowed one run on four hits with seven strikeouts in a 6-1 first round win over host Wellesley College, and two runs on six hits with five strikeouts over nine innings in a 5-2 semifinal round triumph over Saint Joseph's College.   White capped off the tournament by giving up just one run on five hits with three strikeouts in a 3-1 championship victory over Wellesley.

By virtue of the Wellesley Regional championship, Bridgewater advances to this week's Super Regional round.  The Bears will host a best of three series against defending national champion Tufts University begining on Thursday afternoon at four.

In 30 appearances including 26 starts this season, White is 25-3 with 24 complete games and a school single-season record 15 shutouts.  She has posted an impressive 0.51 earned run average with 156 strikeouts in 191 1/3 innings of work. Opponents are also batting just .153 against her.

White leads the MASCAC in wins, winning percentage (.893), shutouts, ERA, complete games, games started, innings pitched and appearances.  She is also tied for first in the conference in saves (2) and ranks second in strikeouts.

On a national level, White ranks second in all of Division III in both ERA and shutouts, and is fifth in fewest hits allowed per seven innings (3.70).

In 86 appearances including 72 starts over three seasons with the Bears, White is 56-16 (.778) with a 0.91 earned run average, 63 complete games and 29 shutouts as well as six saves.  She has also fanned 425 batters in 515 2/3 innings of work.

A three-time MASCAC Pitcher of the Year, White is BSU's all-time leader in shutouts and earned run average.  She is also tied for second all-time with three no-hitters and ranks third in program history in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched.

White, who also spent one season (2011) at Plymouth State University before transferring to BSU, has produced 66 collegiate wins with a career 1.20 ERA and 525 strikeouts in 635 innings of work.