HAMMOND, Ind. — Purdue University Northwest baseball senior right hander Matt Sandoval earned his first career Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week award, as released by the conference Tuesday.
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Sandoval (Highland, Ind./Highland), a 6-foot-1 senior for the Pride, had a stellar week for PNW, picking up his fifth win of the year in a complete-game, two-hit shutout against St. Ambrose April 4. He struck out nine batters in the contest.
He later earned his first save of the year in a 7-6 win at Trinity Christian April 8, retiring Troll batters 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning — striking out one — to seal the win and the series for PNW.
On the year, Sandoval is 5-1 with a 1.02 ERA which ranks first in the CCAC: the next closest to the senior is St. Xavier’s Tyler Hebel, who carries a 2.40 ERA.
The award also marks the first CCAC weekly honor in PNW baseball history.
The Pride (14-13)Â return to action Wednesday, when they travel to CCAC foe Roosevelt (Ill.) for a 1 p.m. CT twin bill in Chicago.