Cory Luebke Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 7, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State left-handed pitcher Cory Luebke was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Tuesday after getting his first win of the season Friday against UNC Greensboro.
Luebke struck out eight batters in the 12-2 victory over the Spartans at the Kennel Club Classic in Jacksonville, Fla. The win was the team’s second of the season. The strikeout total for the sophomore from Maria Stein, Ohio (Marion Local) was one off his career high of nine against UW-Milwaukee last year, a season in which he was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. Against UNCG last Friday, Luebke allowed only one unearned run on five hits, while walking just one batter. He posted two strikeouts in his final inning before giving way to Dan Barker, who entered the game in the eighth inning with a 12-1 lead.
Michigan State’s Ryan Basham was named the league’s player of the week.
Luebke and the Buckeyes return to action this weekend with four games at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Fla. Ohio State will play a doubleheader vs. Lehigh Friday at 1 p.m. followed with single games vs. Northern Iowa Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and vs. Bethune-Cookman Sunday at 1 p.m.
