Nick Drinken was a strike out machine on the mound for the University of Northwestern this past week, striking out 10 batters in each of his starts this week. The senior from Randolph, Minnesota led the Eagles to a pair of conference wins, including a complete game victory against the University of Minnesota-Morris. In 15 innings pitched Drinken allowed just one earned run while walking only two batters.
Stats on the week: 15.0 IP, 20 K, 9 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB
Nominees: Brody Baumann, College of the Ozarks; Nick Drinken, University of Northwestern; Mozart Duarte, Southwestern Christian University; Joshua Legnard, Bob Jones University; Collin Otte, Columbia International University; Zane Robeaux, Mid-America Christian University; Kenneth Rozmys, Concordia University Ann Arbor