Northwestern University Athletics
Dan Brauer Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
5/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 16, 2006
EVANSTON, Ill. - Junior left-hander Dan Brauer (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South) was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week by the conference office today. It is his third distinction of the season and the second-straight.
Brauer earns the Big Ten weekly nod after having already earned Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball on Monday. The NU junior highlighted his week against Michigan State with the Wildcats' first no-hitter since 1999 in a 7-0 win over the Spartans -- a team that entered the series second in the league in hitting. Brauer allowed only two runners to reach base, one of which struck out but made it safely to first on a passed ball by the catcher. He fanned eight and walked one to extend his scoreless inning streak to 14 innings (two complete game shutouts). He threw 99 pitches (69 strikes) in his sixth complete game of the season and lowered his conference ERA to 2.17. He also leads the Big Ten (all games) with 85 strikeouts in 77.2 innings pitched.
NU takes on Illinois State at 7 p.m. Tuesday night in Normal, Ill.
