Northern Kentucky University senior Kevin Jordan (Louisville, Ky./Eastern) is the the Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week.
Jordan made five appearances on the mound for the Norse last week, helping his club to victories in each outing. He was 2-0 on the week with a 0.63 earned run average and nine strikeouts in 14 and one-third innings.
He threw two scoreless innings in NKU’s 7-4 win over UC-Clermont on Wednesday, allowing no hits and striking out two.
Jordan returned on Saturday in a doubleheader at Rockhurst to throw two scoreless innings of relief in a 7-1 Norse win in the opener. He capped the day by starting game two and allowing just one run in five innings of work. Jordan earned a 7-4 win in the nightcap and surrendered just three hits and struck out three in seven innings on the day.
On Sunday, Jordan again made two appearances in NKU’s sweep over Quincy. In NKU’s 10-5 win in the opener, Jordan closed out the game by picking up a strikeout in the bottom of the ninth. He then worked five innings of relief in a 3-2 Norse win in game two. Jordan allowed just two hits and struck out three to earn the victory.
Jordan, who holds the NKU record with 85 career appearances, is now 2-1 on the season with a 1.90 earned run average. He has made 10 appearances on the year and has 16 strikeouts in 23 and two-third innings.
NKU (11-4) is 4-0 in the GLVC and sits atop the GLVC East Division standings. The Norse will visit Miami (OH), host Lake Erie and visit Bellarmine for four games this week.
Other top performers in GLVC last week included Rockhurst’s Mark Himmelberg.