DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Senior Ivan Izquierdo garnered Florida Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week honors after leading St. Thomas to a 6-0 win against NCAA II opponent Wilmington last week.
The righthander logged a complete-game, two hit shutout, fanning at least one batter in each inning and striking out the side in the first and eighth frames for a total of 16 strikeouts on the day. In Izquierdo’s nine innings of work, only three balls left the infield as the Miami, Fla. native improved to 5-2 on the year.
Izquierdo has a 1.93 season earned run average and has 54 strikeouts including 29 in his last two outings.
Other NomineesBrad Jackson, Flagler
Richard Sullivan, Savannah College of Art and Design
Josh Smith, Embry-Riddle
Herbert Cruz, Northwood