CLARION’S GLEDHILL, FREY EARN PSAC-WEST AWARDS

Clarion ranked ninth in NCBW North Atlantic Region

            Clarion University senior baseball players Kevin Gledhill and Jared Frey earned PSAC-West weekly awards for the week ending with games April 10. Gledhill (Austin/Austin) was named “Player of the Week” and Frey (New Bloomfield/West Perry) “Pitcher of the Week.”

            The duo helped Clarion (12-8-1 overall, 6-2 PSAC-West) to a 7-5 week including a 5-1 mark in the PSAC-West moving the Golden Eagles into sole possession of second place in the division. The recent success also led to Clarion being ranked ninth in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America NCAA Division II North Atlantic Regional Poll released Monday.

            Gledhill (Austin/Austin) hit .450 in 40 at-bats during the week for the Golden Eagles including a 5-1 mark in PSAC-West play helping Clarion climb into sole possession of second place in the West. He totaled four doubles, a triple, three home runs, 12 RBI’s and 11 runs and went 4-for-4 in stole base attempts. Gledhill was more impressive in divisional play hitting .545 (12 of 22) with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and nine RBI’s. In a four-game series over the weekend with Slippery Rock that saw Clarion go 3-1, he was 8-for-14 with five RBI’s, five runs, a double and a home run.

            Frey (New Bloomfield/West Perry) was equally impressive if not more so during the week claiming two of Clarion’s five conference wins during the week. He threw a complete-game shutout in a win over Lock Haven allowing just two singles and a walk while striking out five April 4 and followed that up with 6 1/3 innings of five-hit, one-run ball in a 2-1 win at Slippery Rock Saturday.

            GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES –The Golden Eagles return to action Wednesday when they hosts Point Park in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. … Clarion returns to PSAC-West action Friday at IUP and when its hosts IUP Saturday. Both days are doubleheaders.

Jared Frey

Kevin Gledhill