Ithaca's Jake Binder Earns NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week

3/13/2019 2:47:13 PM

Ithaca's Jake Binder, who earlier this week was honored as the Empire 8 Conference's Pitcher of the Week, added another honor today as the senior right-hander was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Pitcher of the Week.

CLOSER LOOK
Binder carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning during the Bombers' 2-0 victory over No. 18 California Lutheran on Sunday afternoon at Thousand Oaks, California. Binder was perfect through seven innings before issuing a walk, while his lone hit came with one out in the ninth. He recorded five strikeouts in the game and needed just 100 pitches to complete the nine inning effort. A first-team All-Conference selection, Binder was making his first appearance of the 2019 season in the win.

St. John Fisher's Allen Fisher was also recognized as he was named Honorable Mention Hitter of the Week. Fisher was honored as the E8 Player of the Week.   

This week's honorees were selected based on performances spanning March 4-10.
 

ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit www.empire8.com and https://youtu.be/wzL4HcDoUUQ