EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville junior pitcher Nick Smith (Boonville, Ind./Boonville) has been named this week's Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week after a dominating performance on the mound in Friday night's 2-1 victory over nationally-ranked Indiana State.
Smith limited the Sycamores, which entered the series leading the Valley with a .319 team batting average in conference play, to just five base hits and an unearned run in 7.0 innings of work on Friday night. Smith allowed just three base runners through the first five innings on a pair of singles and an error. He did not allow a runner past first base until the sixth inning, and he did not allow a runner past second base until a seventh-inning throwing error put two men in scoring position with no one out.