Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Baseball RHP J.T. Drake's shutout earns ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the Week

Sophomore pitcher J.T. Drake was selected ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the Week after he pitched a five-inning shutout, giving up two hits with six strikeouts and no walks on 60 pitches over Mesa Community College last Saturday. He is 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA and 35 strikeouts so far this season. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Gilbert Alcaraz

Pima Community College baseball player J.T. Drake (Los Alamos HS, NM) pitched a gem in a run-rule victory as he was named ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the week for the week of Mar. 3-9.

Drake, a sophomore, threw all five innings, giving up two hits with six strikeouts and no walks on 60 pitches as the Aztecs beat Mesa Community College 10-0 last Saturday.
He has thrown 35.0 innings in six appearances, going 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA. He has two complete-games, 35 strikeouts, allowed seven earned runs and walked seven batters.

The Aztecs picked up an ACCAC conference sweep on Tuesday at Eastern Arizona College on Tuesday and will close out the week at No. 6 ranked Central Arizona College on Saturday in Coolidge. First game starts at 12:00 p.m.

See Drake's selection on the ACCAC website