NASHVILLE --- Tusculum University's Gunner Becker has been named the College Baseball Pitcher of the Week by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association.

Becker, a senior from Grove City, Pennsylvania, tossed seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts in the Pioneers' season-opening victory over the University of Indianapolis.

The right-hander scattered five hits and walked three as he retired seven straight hitters after a single to start the contest and ran into trouble just once, with the Greyhounds collecting three straight singles in the fifth inning, He retired the side in the sixth and induced an inning-ending double play to finish his work in the seventh.

Tusculum (2-1, 0-0 SAC) will travel to Young Harris today before returning home this weekend when they host UVA Wise for a four-game South Atlantic Conference series.