Birchfield Earns GAC Pitcher of the Week Honor

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – East Central University baseball's Cal Birchfield was named the Co-Great American Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday, as announced by the league for the ninth week of the 2024 season. This marks Birchfield's first GAC weekly honor and the program's first since February 25, 2020. The Rattan, Oklahoma native had a dominant performance on Saturday, throwing a six-hit complete game against Oklahoma Baptist to help the Tigers secure the series victory. In his seven innings pitched, he struck out three and walked two in the 3-1 win to pick up his second-straight win on the bump....