Senior Noah Truax named OAC Pitcher of the Week for second time this season

By Tim Glon

ADA – Ohio Northern senior Noah Truax (Lewis Center/Bishop Watterson) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 29-May 6.

Truax (6-2) struck out 9 in 7.0 innings of 1-hit shutout baseball to lead Ohio Northern to a 3-0 victory over Heidelberg in the regular season finale to clinch a spot in the 4-team OAC Tournament.

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

The Polar Bears (24-15 overall, 11-7 OAC) return to action at top-seeded Baldwin Wallace in the first game of the OAC Tournament on Thursday at Noon.