For the second straight week, Richmond's Sean Callegari has been named the Red Lion Baseball Pitcher Of the Week as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds varsity baseball team.
In his lone appearance on the weekend, Callegari shut down the top hitting team in the entire NAIA when UBC beat Lewis-Clark State 16-1. The third-year pitcher gave up just four hits over seven shutout innings against the No. 4 team in the NAIA in runs scored. Callegari also struck out six batters. Lewis-Clark State ranks No. 1 in the NAIA in total hits and hits per game.
In his previous outing, Callegari allowed just two hits over seven innings against an Oregon Tech team that averages nearly 10 hits a game. He struck out nine batters and gave up only two walks, earning the victory in a 3-1. He now stands at 5-1 on the season.
Another Richmond player enjoying a big season for UBC is Tyson Popoff. The third-year shortstop, who bats lead-off, had two hits in the Thunderbirds' final regular season game and has a .393 batting average.
The T-Birds finished with a 19-9 conference record and are currently in Portland for the NAIA West Tournament.
