HCAC Names Zizelman as Pitcher of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind.  --  Dustin Zizelman has been named as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after picking up wins against Manchester and Mount St. Joseph. The weekly award is announced by the HCAC every Monday afternoon.

Zizelman began the week by holding Manchester to just one earned run in seven innings of work on the mound as Defiance scored an important, 7-5, conference victory on Tuesday. The sophomore hurler scattered six hits over seven innings and allowed just one extra-base hit to the Spartans while recording a pair of strikeouts.

Zizelman then picked up his second win of the week on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader against MSJ. The Mendon, Ohio, native entered in the eighth inning and held the potent Lions offense to a single run in the final three frames, enabling Defiance to score twice in the bottom of the 11th to take the 4-3 victory.

For the week Zizelman was 2-0 in 10 innings and surrendered only two earned runs for an ERA of 1.80. Zizelman is currently tied for the team lead with three wins and tops the Yellow Jacket roster with 26 strikeouts.

Defiance (10-16) will host Thomas More in a non-conference contest on Tuesday at 4:00 pm.