Just hours after he was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Pitcher of the Week, Freedom alumnus and Cal State Stanislaus baseball player Chris Short received the honor as the West Region’s top hurler from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) for the week of April 16-23.

Conferences pitchers and players of the week are nominated for the regional award by a panel of sports information directors and collegiate basaeball writers.

Short, a senior from Oakley, did not allow a run in two appearances that week, struck out eight batters and held opponents to a .189 batting average in 10 1/3 innings of work. He extended his scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings.

Against Cal Poly Pomona, he pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit ball, striking out two batters in relief. As a starter in game two Saturday at San Francisco State, Short tossed a six-hit, seven-inning complete game shutout featuring six strikeouts.

– Contributed by Cal State Stanislaus Media Relations