Senior Joe Tootle named OAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for second time this season

By Marissa Myers

ADA – Ohio Northern senior Joe Tootle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 21-27.

The recognition comes after throwing a shutout to lead the Polar Bears to a 1-0 win over Mount Union on Saturday. He pitched all 9.0 innings with 6 strikeouts to earn the win.

Tootle is now 6-0 on the season with a 2.04 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 53.0 innings.

This is Tootle's second time receiving the honor in his career.

The Polar Bears (25-10 Overall, 11-3 OAC) return to action on Saturday with a doubleheader at Heidelberg at 1 p.m.