PROVIDENCE, R.I. – ECU sophomore lefthander Jake Kuchmaner was named National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Perfect Game/Rawlings on Tuesday. Kuchmaner was also this week’s American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week and was tabbed as one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week.
Striking out a career-high nine batters, Kuchmaner led ECU to a 3-2 win at No. 10 Ole Miss. Kuchmaner took a no-hitter into the ninth inning (8.2 innings) before giving up his only hit of the day with two down in the final frame. Allowing only two runners to reach through eight innings of work (hit by pitch/fifth inning, strikeout-wild pitch/sixth inning), he fanned multiple hitters in an inning three times and retired the first 13 batters he faced.