Corvallis Reliever Chris Burkholder Earns WCL Pitcher of the Week Honors.
August 8, 2016Dartmouth Righty Records Two Wins and Tosses Eight Scoreless Innings
Corvallis Knights reliever Chris Burkholder of Dartmouth (pictured) was named West Coast League Pitcher of the Week for August 1-7.
The senior-to-be right-hander was honored for two masterful relief appearances, both key performances, that earned Chris wins in Knights victories over Gresham 3-2 at Goss Stadium and Cowlitz 9-2 at David Story Field.
Burkholder helped the Knights extend their win streak to 10 games before it was snapped yesterday by the Cowlitz Black Bears, 3-1. Burkholder combined to toss 8 innings over his two appearances while allowing only 3 hits and striking out 8.
For the summer, Burkholder made 12 relief appearances and went 2-2 with a save. The senior-to-be right-hander struck out 33 over 34.1 innings pitched and posted a 1.57 ERA for the regular season.
At Dartmouth, Chris led the Big Green in appearances with 19 and went 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA. He also registered two saves and struck out 37 over 39.1 innings pitched.
Click here to read the WCL Player of the Week announcement for August 1-7.
