JAKE McFARLAND OF CENTENARY COLLEGE, a senior left handed pitcher from Osage City, Kan., has been selected the SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, March 30th through Sunday, April 5th.

McFarland was terrific on the mound as he was instrumental in a 1-0 victory over the University of Dallas in Friday's second game of a doubleheader against the Crusaders. Centenary swept the three-game weekend series and has now won nine straight SCAC games.
 
McFarland posted a career-high outing with a new best in innings pitched with eight and strikeouts with eight, holding the Crusaders to only four hits and only walking one batter. Dallas managed just a .143 batting average at the plate.
 
McFarland is now 4-1 overall with a 2.80 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched. He has struck out 22 batters and only allowed five walks in seven starts so far this season. His four wins place him fifth in the SCAC while his ERA is sixth overall.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior pitcher Mychael Parish of Austin College had a strong showing in his lone start of the week, pitching 7.0 innings and scattering just six hits while striking out three batters and allowing one run on his way to earning a victory over conference rival Southwestern. Freshman pitcher Will Preston of Southwestern had a 1.80 ERA in 5 innings of work, allowing one run on three hits while walking four and striking out four. Senior pitcher Aaron Aleman of Texas Lutheran came within two outs of recording his third straight complete-game shutout, finishing the first game of a road series against Schreiner with 8.1 innings. Junior pitcher Ryan Gray of Trinity went seven strong innings, allowing one run on five hits, and striking out nine batters. Gray walked just one batter during the game, pitching six shutout innings after yielding a first-inning homer. Dallas and Schreiner did not nominate anyone.