NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#13 Zach Carstens (RHP, 6-2, 180, Sr., R/R, Quincy, Ill., / Notre Dame HS) - Upper Iowa
- Pushed his scoreless innings streak to 16 with a second straight, complete game shutout
- Scattered 5 hits over his 9 innings of work against SMSU
- Rung up 12 Mustang batters with strikeouts after coming into the game with 21 k's in his first seven appearances of the season
-Lowered his ERA by three runs over the last two starts and now carries a 4.71 earned run average
Team
- Upper Iowa went 3-3 this past week after splitting a double header with Minnesota State and a four-game series with Southwest Minnesota State
- The Peacocks got their three wins thanks to complete games on the mound by Garrison Becker (vs. MSU – 7 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 5 K's), Zach Carstens (vs. SMSU – 9 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 12 K's) and Tyus Adkins (vs. SMSU – 7 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 6 K's), while Collin Thomas went the distance in a 2-1, 10-inning loss on Sunday while striking out 11 Mustangs
- Jacob Greco led the team in hitting for the week with 7 hits (.368) including a double and 3 RBI, while Alex George also had 7 hits (.333) with a double and 2 RBI.
- Jacob Stenberg and Jordan Kearns both hit homers in the teams win over Minnesota State
- The Peacocks will welcome the red-hot Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth, who have won 12 straight, on Tuesday at 1 p.m. for a Northern Sun double header.
