Rivera named RSC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for (RV) Point Park (Pa.)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- (RV) Point Park (Pa.) University right-hander Joathan Rivera tossed a two-hitter to pick up River States Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for March 7-13.
The junior from Caguas, Puerto Rico, pitched all 7.0 innings of a 1-0 victory over Oakland City (Ky.). He allowed just the two hits in the shutout while striking out three and walking one. With an errorless defense behind him, he faced the minimum until the fourth inning and retired the last eight batters he faced.
Point Park is 11-5, 5-1 RSC and will be hosting Penn State New Kensington and traveling to Penn State-DuBois on March 16.