April 17, 2023
Burke, Maple Earn Heart Baseball Weekly Honors
On Monday afternoon, Clayton Burke of No. 21 nationally ranked Central Methodist University was selected the Heart Baseball Pitcher of the Week, while MidAmerica Nazarene’s Sean Maple earned the Heart Baseball Player of the Week award.
On Monday afternoon, Clayton Burke of No. 21 nationally ranked Central Methodist University was selected the Heart Baseball Pitcher of the Week, while MidAmerica Nazarene's Sean Maple earned the Heart Baseball Player of the Week award.
Maple and the Pioneers, went 4-0 last week, sweeping their series with Evangel. The junior from Adelaide, Australia hit .583 in the sweep, going 7-12 with four home runs and 8 RBI's.
He also had a walk-off single in game two of the series and slugged 1.583.
Burke threw a complete game shutout against Missouri Valley on April 15, as the sophomore earned the victory in an 11-0 win.
The Portland, Oregon native allowed just one hit and one walk and struck out five batters.