LAKELAND, Fla. – Delta State University Baseball's senior right hander Drake Fontenot is the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) South Region Pitcher of the Week.
 
Fontenot improved to 7-0 on the year after tossing a complete game four-hit shutout at West Alabama on Friday evening. In his longest outing of the year, the senior righty went the full nine innings, struck out five, and surrendered four hits, with only two runners reaching second and none advancing past.
 
 Fontenot also logged a .129 opponent batting average while facing 32 batters. He lowered his season ERA to 0.64, which began the week as third-best among Division II leaders. This is Fontenot's second regional award this season (Week 6).
 
Fontenot will move on to the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week Ballot to be announced on Thursday, March 27.
 
The Statesmen will start a mid-week contest with the Muleriders from Southern Arkansas, this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. (CDT) in Magnolia, Ark.