May 2, 2011

Newport News, Va. - Fordham University freshman pitcher Chris Pike (Watermill, N.Y./Southampton) was named Atlantic 10 Baseball Rookie of the Week, today by the conference office. It is his second rookie award this season, having also received it on March 28th.

Pike threw his first career shutout on Saturday in Fordham's 4-0 victory at Saint Louis. The Watermill, N.Y., native scattered six hits and four walks to go with one strikeout in his second complete game of the season. He allowed only two Billiken base runners to reach third in his nine innings of work.

With the win, Pike improved to 5-1 on the season, tying for the team-high with five wins, to go along with a 2.22 ERA and a team-high 56 strikeouts.

Pike and the rest of the Fordham baseball team (27-17) will next be in action on Tuesday, May 3rd, when they travel to Manhattan College for a 3:30 PM start at Van Cortlandt Park.