Brendan Walsh, Hilbert College, Baseball (Pitcher)
Walsh allowed just one base runner over five shutout innings of work this past week, earning a win and a save. On Tuesday, Walsh tossed three innings of one-hit ball to lift the Hawks to a walk-off win over Valley Forge, earning his second win of the season. The right-hander took the mound again on Friday afternoon against Geneva with the tying run on first and no outs in the sixth. He proceeded to toss two perfect innings to record the final six outs of the game and pickup his second save of the season. The strong play this week lowered his ERA to a minuscule 0.93 for the season over five appearances while posting an outstanding 0.72 WHIP.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Hilbert JR Brendan Walsh allowed just one base runner over five shutout innings of work this past week, earning a win and a save. On Tuesday, Walsh tossed three innings of one-hit ball to lift the Hawks to a walk-off win over Valley Forge, earning his second win of the season. The right-hander took the mound again on Friday afternoon against Geneva with the tying run on first and no outs in the sixth. He proceeded to toss two perfect innings to record the final six outs of the game and pickup his second save of the season. The strong play this week lowered his ERA to a minuscule 0.93 for the season over five appearances while posting an outstanding 0.72 WHIP.
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