Jackets’ Lewerke Named HLC Player of the Week (2/27/07)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings baseball player Ben Lewerke was named the Heartland Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of February 19-25.  The honor is the first for both Lewerke and the Yellowjackets Baseball program this season. 

The senior, left-hand pitcher from Mason City, Iowa earned himself his second win in as many starts last week.  Lewerke led the Yellowjackets to 3-0 shutout win over top 25 team St. Mary’s University February 22 in San Antonio, Texas.  In the win over the Rattlers, Lewerke allowed just a second inning single by St. Mary’s, walked three and struck out one batter without allowing a runner to advance past second base.  In Lewerke’s two starts this season, totaling 13 innings, he has a 0.69 ERA ranking him first in the Heartland Conference.

The Yellowjackets head south for another 12-game, 13-day adventure with games scheduled against conference foe St. Edward’s (13-2, 8-0) on March 1 and 2 followed by a four-game series against Heartland provisional member Texas – Permian Basin (4-6) on March 5 and 6.  The Jackets will wrap up the road trip with conference games against Oklahoma Panhandle (3-9, 0-8) March 9 and 10.