Senior Travis Hawkins allowed a leadoff single, but then no more hits over 7 innings of work in the series opener against Arizona Christian University (ACU). The Ventura, California native set a school record with 10 strikeouts, while also preventing ACU from scoring a run on him.
NOMINEES: Mason Alexander, Ecclesia College; Josh Antwine, Southern Wesleyan University; Jacob Burr, Trinity Baptist College; Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Southwestern Christian University; Travis Hawkins, Ottawa University Arizona