McBride Pitches to Third Heartland Honor (4/26/06)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings baseball player Kyle McBride was tabbed Heartland Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 24.  The honor is a noteworthy third in four weeks for McBride and the sixth overall for the Yellowjacket Baseball program this season.

Kyle McBride, a junior right-handed pitcher from Billings, Montana has steadily improved over the season lowering his earned run average from a 10.80 to a 4.62.  McBride’s solid pitching has earned him four straight victories and eight decisions in eight appearances.  His last four games have been complete 7.0 inning games.  In last Friday’s 3-1 win over Heartland Conference opponent Oklahoma Panhandle, McBride allowed just one run off two hits with no extra bases, and struck out a career-high 11 batters.  McBride is also the only Yellowjacket pitcher pitching .500 for the season at 4-4.

The Yellowjackets are winding down their season and will host St. Mary’s University in a Heartland Conference doubleheader at Cobb Field on Friday, April 28.  First pitch is 3:00 p.m.  The Jackets (13-29 overall, 11-21 HLC) and Rattlers (30-15, 22-10) will meet in again on Saturday with that game also starting at 3:00.  MSU Billings has just two weekend series left in its inaugural season of the program’s modern era.  The Yellowjackets host league-leader Incarnate Word on May 5-6.