The University of British Columbia Athletics

MUSCLE MLK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK


UBC baseball pitcher Alex Webb threw a complete-game 2-0 shutout of the College of Idaho Coyotes on April 23. He struck out 13 C of I batters without surrendering a walk. Webb gave up just four hits and improved his record to 9-1. It was his third complete-game shutout of the season. He now owns an earned-run average of 1.36 this season.

His performanced earned him the NAIA West Red Lion Baseball Pitcher of the Week and, for the first time in his career, the NAIA national Pitcher of the Week award.

A senior from Surrey, B.C., Webb ranks in the top 10 in the NAIA in five categories – No. 2 in total innings pitched (99.1), No. 3 in opponent batting average (0.154), No. 4 in hits allowed per nine innings (4.80), No. 8 in wins (9) and No. 8 in earned run average (1.36).