PELLA— After yielding just one hit in 10 innings, Central College’s Max Steinlage (junior, Cedar Falls) was named the American Rivers Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week.
Competing on Central’s spring break trip to Auburndale, Florida, Steinlage threw the first three innings of an 8-4 victory over Greenville College (Ill.) last Monday. He held Greenville hitless but gave up a run while walking one, hitting a batter and striking out two.
In a 4-2 loss to St. Scholastica (Minn.) Friday, he tossed seven innings allowing two unearned runs on just one hit while walking four batters and fanning five.
Steinlage is 1-0 for the season with a 1.69 earned run average over three appearances. Central is 8-4 and opens conference play at the University of Dubuque Friday at 3 p.m. The teams then play a doubleheader Saturday.
It’s the second time Steinlage has received the conference award. He was cited March 18 last season.
