Cambridge, Mass. - Junior righty Austin Chase was named the America East Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. It is Chase's first weekly award of the season.
Chase threw
a complete seven-inning game against Binghamton in the first half of Sunday's
doubleheader, scattering just five hits without allowing an earned run. He
did not issue a walk while striking out four batters. The only opposing run to cross
the plate came in the top of the first inning after a fielding error, but Chase
responded by completing a 1-2-3 inning in the second frame.
Chase picked up his third win of the season in
the 4-1 victory, lowering his ERA to a team-best 4.22 in 70.1 innings this
season, the most of any pitcher on the UAlbany staff, and he is third with 39 strikeouts. In conference games, Chase
ranks third in the league with a 2.75 ERA.
