Bethune-Cookman’s Gautier Grabs MEAC Pitcher of the Week Award
Bryan Harvey
Mar. 26, 2007

(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – )  Sophomore pitcher Joseph Gautier of Bethune-Cookman University has been named as this week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after a stellar performance against rival Florida A&M over the weekend.

For the second time in as many weeks, Gautier picked up the weekly accolade from the conference office in Virginia Beach, Va.

Gautier, a 5-foot-10, 165-pouund sophomore from Dorado, Puerto Rico, became the “artist on the hill” once again as his nickname Gio became a Giovanni of sorts on Saturday as he wrote the perfect ending to a doubleheader affair against a stubborn Rattlers squad filled with powerful hitters.

In the second game of a doubleheader against the Rattlers, Gautier pitched the entire game for the Wildcats as he worked seven innings on the hill.  He gave up just two runs (both unearned) on three hits while striking out three batters as well.  He allowed just two walks on the day.

He started off the game not allowing a single hit through the first 3.1 innings of play.  After two unearned runs were posted in the fifth inning, Gautier sat down six of the next seven batters to end the game.

For Gautier, it was the first back-to-back wins of his career, as well as the first MEAC win of his young and promising career at B-CU.  In the process, the sophomore lowered his ERA for the year down to 2.97, appropriately.

The Wildcats will get back to action on Tuesday when they travel over to Gainesville, Fla. to do battle with the Gators of the University of Florida.  The game is set to take place at 6:30 pm with Hiram Burgos toeing the hill for the ‘Cats.

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