Brian O'Keefe Named ECC Pitcher Of The Week
Freshman Dakota Edwards Earns Spot On Conference Honor Roll
Central Islip, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport junior left-hander Brian O'Keefe (Milford, Conn.) has been selected as the East Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for his outstanding performance in games played from April 21 through 27, 2014.
O'Keefe went 2-0 last week with a 0.60 E.R.A. allowing only one earned run in 15.0 innings pitched in which he fanned 15 batters and walked only one. On Friday night versus LIU Post, Brian fired a five-hit shutout in which he struck out 10 without issuing a walk in nine innings. For the season, he has a 1.55 E.R.A. with a 5-5 record. In 75.2 innings pitched, O'Keefe has 76 strikeouts and allowed only 13 walks.
Teammate, freshman pitcher Dakota Edwards (Turlock, Calif.) earned a spot on the ECC Honor Roll this week. Edwards went 1-0 last week, as he did not allow a run in 11.0 innings pitched in two appearances. He struck out 13 and walked two in those 11 innings of scoreless baseball. After working two scoreless innings in relief in a Monday win at Molloy, Dakota then won a 1-0 pitchers' duel at LIU Post on Saturday firing a nine-inning complete game in which he allowed only five hits with 10 strike outs and only one base on balls.