Klein tabbed RSC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for No. 25 Point Park (Pa.)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- No. 25 Point Park (Pa.) University right-hander Easton Klein went 2-0 on the week to earn River States Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week Feb. 28-March 6.
Klein, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pa., started off his week throwing a scoreless seventh inning of relief in a victory over Cornerstone (Mich.). He stuck out the side in the top of the seventh, and the Pioneers walked off the win in the bottom half.
He started the first game in the series sweep at Brescia (Ky.) and got the win in 7.0 strong innings. Klein struck out eight, walked one and worked around eights to give up just one run in the 10-3 victory.
For the week, Klein had 11 strikeouts, no walks and one run on eight hits in 8.0 innings. The Pioneers are 9-4, 3-0 RSC and will be at Oakland City (Ind.) on Thursday and Friday.