May 7, 2012

Nathan Ellis, Franklin College, Baseball (Pitcher)

Franklin College’s Nathan Ellis (Plainfield, Ind./H.S.) pitched a complete game shutout in FC’s 11-0 win over Anderson and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. 

The senior pitcher tossed seven shutout innings, allowing three hits with four strikeouts in the win.  Ellis held the Ravens to a .120 batting average in the contest and moved to 8-2 on the season. 

Franklin (30-9, 18-7 HCAC) earned the No. 2 seed in this week’s HCAC tournament and will face Anderson at 3:00 PM Thursday in Terre Haute.

HCAC Baseball
Pitchers-of-the-Week
Week 1
Mitch Hunnicutt, Hanover College
Week 2  Miles Richardson, Bluffton University
Week 3  Matt Brankle, Earlham College
Week 4  Kelly Barnes, Bluffton University
Week 5  Chris Bloch, Transylvania University
Week 6  Darin Waterman, Defiance College
Week 7 Taylor Bugh, Transylvania University
Week 8 Kyle Konarski, Manchester College
Week 9 Taylor Bugh, Transylvania University
Week 10 Nathan Ellis, Franklin College