RELEASED:  Thursday, April 24, 2008

UW-Oshkosh’s Rubens Named National Pitcher of the Week

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh sophomore right-handed pitcher Jeremy Rubens has been named the NCAA Division III National Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 14-20 as chosen by members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Rubens, a native of New Franken, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco H.S.), appeared in five contests and pitched a total of 15 innings during the week. He posted a 3-0 record with two saves to help UW-Oshkosh extends its winning streak to 12 consecutive games.

Rubens allowed nine hits and only two unearned runs while coming in relief in all five games.  He struck out six batters and walked just two as opponents hit only .176 off of him.  Rubens picked up a pair of wins in UW-Oshkosh victories of 7-6 (11 innings) and 7-5 (11 innings) over UW-La Crosse on April 14.  He pitched a total of 9.1 innings against the Eagles, allowing just six hits and two unearned runs.  In UW-Oshkosh’s 3-2 win over No. 22-ranked UW-Stevens Point, Rubens pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn the save.  He retired all four batters in faced, including one by a strikeout.  After earning a save in UW-Oshkosh’s 8-7 win over UW-Stout on April 19, Rubens recorded the victory in the Titans’ 9-5 win over UW-Stout on April 20.  His victory came after he allowed just two hits in four scoreless innings pitched.

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