Diaz chosen RSC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for (RV) Point Park (Pa.)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- (RV) Point Park University right-hander Leo Diaz played a key role in the series win to receive River States Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week presented by Brown & Brown Insurance April 25-May 1.
Diaz, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, pitched in all three games of a series victory over IU Kokomo winning the final two games in relief. He logged 6.2 innings giving up no runs and four hits in the series, which Point Park won two games to one.
The victories secured second place in the standings for the Pioneers. Point Park won the middle game, 5-4. with Diaz throwing 2.2 innings scoreless to close things out. Point Park scored twice in the ninth to win the finale, 7-5, with Diaz going the final 3.0 innings with one hit and no runs.
Next up is the RSC Baseball Championship May 5-8 in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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