CLARION’S PETROWSKY NAMED PSAC-WEST BASEBALL

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

            Clarion University freshman shortstop Matt Petrowsky (Johnstown/Bishop McCort) is the PSAC-West baseball Player of the Week for the week ending with games April 9.

            Petrowsky hit .429 for the week (9-for-21) while helping the Golden Eagles go 3-3 including 3-1 in PSAC-West play.

            During the four PSAC-West games against Lock Haven Saturday an Sunday he hit .467 (7 of 15) with a double, two home runs and six RBI. He hit home runs in each of the first two contests – a pair of Golden Eagle wins – including a tiebreaking bomb in the bottom of the sixth in Game Two. He added a 3-for-5 day at the plate with three RBI in Game Two Sunday, an 8-2 Clarion win.

            On the season, Petrowsky is second on the team with a .376 average in 26 games. He has three home runs, eight doubles and a triple to go with 13 RBI and three stolen bases. He has also scored 18 runs. His average ranks 18^th in the PSAC and third among freshmen, while he ranks 10^th in doubles per game (0.31) and first among freshmen.

            GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES – Clarion returned to action Tuesday when it hosted Point Park. Going into the non-conference doubleheader, the Golden Eagles were 7-19 overall and 3-5 in the PSAC-West. Last season, Clarion was Co-Champion of the PSAC-West with a record of 25-22-1 and 12-8 in the conference … Petrowsky is Clarion’s first Player of the Week since Kevin Gledhill won the second of two consecutive POW’s April 18, 2005.