Contact: Chassidy Holloway, Assistant Executive Director, holloway@midwestconference.org
 
GRINNELL, Iowa — Grinnell College senior pitcher Brock Weirather was named National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division III Pitcher of the Week for games played April 19-25 announced today.  
 
This week’s Midwest Conference (MWC) Pitcher Performer of the Week honoree, Brock Weirather tossed the third perfect game at the Division III level this season and the 18^th since 2007. Weirather needed just 83 pitches to complete the 13-0 seven-inning victory against Knox College. He struck out 14 batters – the fifth-highest total in Grinnell history – and the perfect game was the program’s second. The two-way pitcher hit .563 during the four-game set, going for 9-for-16 with a homer, triple, double, eight RBI, and seven runs scored.
 
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