Loveless named MIAA Pitcher of the Week

May 4, 2004

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Washburn’s Jake Loveless was named Wilson/MIAA Pitcher of the Week by the conference Tuesday Loveless won the award after helping Washburn to a 7-0 win in the second game of a weekend series with Pittsburg State Saturday.

Loveless, a 5-10 freshman right-hander from Lyndon, Kan., retired the first 11 batters he faced Saturday en route to a six-hit shutout. He struck out five batters and walked only one to record his first shutout of the season and improve to 6-1 with a team-best 3.20 ERA.

Loveless is a graduate of Lyndon High School in Lyndon, Kan. and sat out the 2003 season as a redshirt.

The Ichabods finished the 2004 season with a 26-23 overall and 15-15 MIAA record after winning four of the their last five games. as the