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Isaac Burciaga won his seventh game and struck out a career-high nine batters against Philander Smith College on Saturday.
Isaac Burciaga won his seventh game and struck out a career-high nine batters against Philander Smith College on Saturday.
Posted: Apr 24, 2023

Burciaga wins GCAC Pitcher of the Week

After pitching his first complete game and setting a new career-high in strikeouts, Wiley College pitcher Isaac Burciaga claims Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for April 17-23.

In the second game against Philander Smith College, Burciaga picked up his seventh victory, which leads the conference. He struck out nine batters in seven innings. From the fifth until the seventh inning, he retired seven straight hitters.

Burciaga has won four straight starts. He is second in the conference with a 5.04 earned run average. He is fourth in the conference with 53 strikeouts. This is the third straight week the award has gone to a Wiley College pitcher. Jalen Porter won the previous two weeks. The award is the sixth won by the Wildcats this season. Allan Mendoza earned Player of the Week for February 20-26. A.J. Garcia earned Pitcher of the Week for March 6-12. Ivan Del Villar won Player of the Week for April 3-9.

The Wildcats finished third in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and will face sixth seed Oakwood in their first game of the 2023 Hope Credit Union Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Baseball Championship at noon on Thursday at Smith-Will Stadium inside the Hank Aaron Sports Academy in Jackson, Miss.

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