SEWARD, Neb. – Just two starts into his collegiate career, freshman Micah Sweeton has pulled in a conference award. On Tuesday (March 4), the league office announced Sweeton as the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Pitcher of the Week. Concordia has already earned two GPAC Pitcher of the Week awards this season with senior Alex Johnson having been honored on Feb. 12.
The latest weekly award is based on performances from the period of Feb. 24 – March 2. During that time, Sweeton made starts against both Jamestown and Dickinson State University (N.D.). Against Jamestown, Sweeton went 4.2 innings and allowed two unearned runs on two hits and three walks to go with four strikeouts. Five days later, the native of Temecula, Calif., returned to the hill and fired six shutout innings in a 14-0 thumping of Dickinson State. Sweeton struck out 11 Blue Hawk hitters and conceded only two hits and a walk. Through 11.1 innings this season, Sweeton owns a spotless 0.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts.
The 20th-ranked Bulldogs (8-3) will return to action on Thursday for the start of a four-game series at No. 11 Southeastern University (16-0). Concordia is scheduled to play seven games in Florida as part of its spring break trip.