WOOSTER, Ohio – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced Wednesday its Division III National Players of the Week and Gustavus senior Weston Lombard (Stillwater) has been selected as the Pitcher of the Week.
Lombard made history on April 26 by tossing a nine-inning no-hitter, as Gustavus completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 victory over Bethel. Lombard’s no-hitter in just his seventh career start is the first by a Gustavus pitcher since Josh Spitzack threw a seven-inning no-hitter in a 5-0 win over Carleton College on April 4, 2005. It is also just the third no-hitter in the past 46 years of Gustie baseball. Including the final two outs of the third inning, Lombard retired nine consecutive batters before beaning the Royals’ No. 2 hitter in the sixth. Lombard responded by retiring the final 11 Bethel batters in order. He struck out nine in the win.
Lombard is the first Gustie to be recognized by the NCBWA in any fashion since Tony Konicek was named Midwest Region Position Player of the Year in 2007.