ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Illinois State baseball fourth-year junior Jayson Hibbard has been named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
Hibbard shut down Missouri State in Sunday's 2-1 win with seven scoreless innings, requiring just 73 pitches and facing the minimum 21 batters.
The Kuna, Idaho native retired the first 13 Bears before the visitors got their first hit and baserunner on an infield pop-up that fell between two Redbird defenders.
Hibbard also allowed a ground ball single up the middle in the 7th inning but erased both of the singles via double plays.