Indiana University Athletics
Matt Igel Garners National Pub
2/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 22, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Junior left-hander Matt Igel's stellar play in the Hoosiers' 2-1, 16-inning road victory over #18 Coastal Carolina did not go unnoticed by the national media. CollegeBaseball360 selected him as one of five semifinalists for their `Primetime Pitcher of the Week' award.
Igel played a huge role as Indiana gutted out a the four-hour-and-31-minute marathon, picking up a win over a top-20 opponent. He came into the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at 1-1 and a Chanticleer in scoring position. After quickly disposing of the next batter to end the threat, Igel remained on the mound for the next four innings. In total, the Vincennes, Ind., native worked the bump for 4.1 shutout innings, allowing just three hits. Igel combined with two other Hoosier relievers for 11 straight innings of shutout baseball.
David Starn was ultimately named this week's recipient of the CB360 Primetime Pitcher of the Week award, but Igel was placed on the 12-member Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll.
CB360 Primetime Player of the Week - Austin Wilson (Stanford)
CB360 Primetime Pitcher of the Week - David Starn (Kent State)
CB360 Primetime Performers Weeky Honor Roll
Kansas - Colton Murray
Vanderbilt - Mike Yastrzemski
Maryland - David Carroll
Eastern Michigan - Daniel Russell
Long Beach State - Matt Duffy
Purdue - Matt Morgan
North Carolina - Levi Michael
Cal State Bakersfield - Oscar Sanay
Hawaii - Breland Almadova
Indiana - Matt Igel
Primetime Performer Award Criteria
(not based solely on raw stats, but rather ...)
• Must have been playing for or against a CB360 top-50 team (in the Composite National Rankings) or performed at a high level in games that could be key to a team's conference/NCAA postseason qualification; made significant contribution to team's postseason positioning (single-game wins, "quality" wins, series wins, road wins, etc.).
• Involved in clutch performances, such as late game-winning hits, noteworthy comebacks, game-changing plays, team leadership, key defensive efforts, etc.
• Performed at a top level against a team rated highly nationally (or within its conference), with bonus consideration given for key performances away from home field and vs. traditional rivals.
• Overcame adversity or extreme circumstances (for the team and/or individual).
• Any accomplishment that is rare, historic, record-setting, etc., on a national level.
