Apr 7, 2008 Wheaton Junior Josh Simmons Named NEWMAC Baseball Pitcher of the WeekNEWMAC Baseball Pitcher of the
Week
Josh Simmons, Wheaton College, JR (Cranston,
R.I.)
Simmons contributed to three of Wheaton's five wins during the
week, recording all 12 of his outs via strikeouts in four innings
while saving three games in as many attempts. Allowing just one hit
on the week, opponents batted .077 off Simmons. He fanned all five
Suffolk batters over 1.2 innings in helping the Lyons win 3-2 on
Wednesday before striking out four in 1.1 frames during Wheaton's
7-4 victory at WPI on Thursday. In Saturday's 6-5 come-from-behind
win against regional power Southern Maine, Simmons fanned the side
in the ninth to collect his third save of the week and fifth of the
season.
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