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Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Union baseball’s Hunter Rossi named AAC Pitcher of the Week
Barbourville, Ky. - Union College baseball senior Hunter Rossi has been named the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Pitcher of the Week.
Against Johnson on Sunday, Feb. 25, Rossi pitched a full nine innings. He allowed only one hit, and that came in the top of the ninth inning.
Rossi's stellar outing culminated in a shutout win against Johnson. Rossi registered an impressive tally of eight strikeouts in the matchup.
This exceptional feat marks the most recent instance of a Union pitcher completing a full nine innings since AJ Villa did so against Truett McConnell on May 1st, 2019.