Baldwin-Wallace College freshman pitcher Jim Palko was named Pitcher of the Week by the Ohio Athletic Conference yesterday for throwing nine innings in two B-W victories last week without giving up a run.
The right-hander from Euclid muffled Mount Union College with a two-hit shutout in the first start of his career last Monday, striking out three batters and walking just one. Then, on Saturday, he tossed two innings of scoreless relief in extra innings as the Yellow Jackets rallied for a come-from-behind win over Wilmington College.
Palko leads the Jackets’ starting pitchers with a 1.93 earned run average in 18 2/3 innings, and he’s holding his opponents to a .236 batting average. He’s scheduled to start the opener of tomorrow’s OAC doubleheader against first-place Heidelberg College at 1 p.m. at Heritage Field.
