Franklin College’s Chris Hoopingarner (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) helped the Grizzlies secure the No. 4 seed in this week’s HCAC tournament and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the second time.
The senior pitcher recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts and allowed just one unearned run in eight innings as FC beat Bluffton 10-1 Friday evening.
The lefty earned his seventh win of the season, allowing just two extra base hits in the outing.
Franklin (24-15, 15-10 HCAC) will open the HCAC tournament at Manchester against the host Spartans at 12:00 PM Thursday.
| HCAC Baseball Pitchers-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 |
Hayden Cleveland, Franklin College |
| Week 2 | Chris Hoopingarner, Franklin College |
| Week 3 | R.J. Carroll, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Week 4 | Andrew Stull, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Week 5 | Braden Johnson, Transylvania University |
| Week 6 | Josh Copp, Manchester University |
| Week 7 | Nate Hube, Earlham College |
| Week 8 | Taylor Glaze, Franklin College |
| Week 9 | Dylan Padgett, Manchester University |
| Week 10 | Chris Hoopingarner, Franklin College |