Thursday, March 17, 2011

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Junior Bo Reeder (Cookeville, Tenn.) was named the Southeast Pitcher of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com as the Bucs jumped to the No. 8 spot in the RPI on Wednesday.

Reeder registered a save in each of the four wins for the Bucs this past week. He finished the game against Furman on Tuesday before saving each contest over the weekend in a three-game Atlantic Sun sweep at UNF. Reeder did not allow a run in four innings and struck out four, raising his season save total to seven.

The Bucs also are ranked 42nd in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll as the Bucs are receiving votes for the first time on the season. The No. 8 RPI ranking is the second time on the season that ETSU has broking into the Top 10.