KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of British Columbia’s Sean Heppner has been named the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The winner was selected based on their performances from March 4-10 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.
Heppner, a junior from Points Roberts, Wash., set a new CCC record with 16 strikeouts in an 11-5 Thunderbirds victory over College of Idaho. He picked up his first win of the season, allowing just one hit and run to hold a 1.42 ERA.
Next up, the Thunderbirds are headed to Klamath Falls, Ore., to open the 2024 CCC season against Oregon Tech this weekend. The last time these teams played was for last year’s CCC tournament title.