MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (April 3, 2007) --- Nathan Fritz (Kingsport, Tenn.) was named the NAIA Region XII Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday, to go along with the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Pitcher of the Week honor he received on Monday. This marks the second consecutive week for Fritz to sweep the Region XII and AAC Pitcher of the Week awards.

Fritz started the week with an inning of shut-out relief against King (Tenn.) College on Tuesday afternoon. He struck out one in the appearance.

On Wednesday, Fritz threw another shut-out inning in relief to help preserve Milligan’s 9-5 win over Maryville (Tenn.) College.

He ended the week with a complete game at Bluefield (Va.) College on Friday evening. In the seven-inning performance, Fritz allowed two unearned runs on five hits and struck out ten batters.

For the week, he threw nine innings and allowed six hits and two unearned runs to drop his ERA to 0.61, the best in the AAC. His 11 strikeouts on the week give him 40 for the season, sixth best in the AAC.

Milligan will host Virginia Intermont College for an AAC doubleheader Saturday, April 7, at Anglin Field. The first game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.