Budkevics Earns ECC Pitcher Of The Week Honors
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (April 20, 2009)- The East Coast Conference released its weekly poll, honoring
Pete Budkevics (Deer Park, N.Y.) as Pitcher of the Week. The honor was Budkevics' second of the 2009 season.
Budkevics helped the Pioneers to a 3-3 week, earning three consecutive wins over rival Mercy College. He posted a 0.00 ERA in 18.0 innings, including a complete game four-hit shutout with five strikeouts. Budkevics also took a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning against Queens before losing 3-0 behind three unearned Queens runs. Batters hit just .115 as he did not allow an extra base hit and issued just four walks.
The Pioneers will look to continue their streak as they host Caldwell College for a 3 p.m. conference match-up.