Baseball Pitcher of the Week (March 17, 2014)
Alex Mateo, Point Park University – Baseball Pitcher of the Week
6-1 Sophomore – Miami, FL
Point Park University sophomore Alex Mateo was named the KIAC baseball pitcher of the week by KIAC officials on Monday, March 17th. This is his second baseball pitcher of the week award of the season.
Mateo threw his second consecutive 1-hitter as Point Park defeated Indiana University Southeast 7-1. Mateo allowed one hit and no earned runs while striking out 6 Grenadier hitters in the win. The sophomore pitcher is 3-1 with a 1.78 earned run average over 25.1 innings pitched. He ranks in the top 50 nationally in opposing batting average (.181). He leads the KIAC in earned run average and opposing batting average.
Point Park University is 14-7 overall and 4-0 in conference play. They will return to action on March 19th when they host Penn State – Greater Allegheny for a doubleheader.