Mrkvicka qualified for a save in each contest as UW-Oshkosh swept a three-game series with No. 16-ranked The College of Wooster (Ohio) March 19-20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. Mrkvicka compiled a 1.42 earned run average in his 6.1 innings of work. He allowed just three hits and struck out two batters. In UW-Oshkosh’s 5-3 win over The College of Wooster March 19, Mrkvicka yielded just one hit in 1.2 innings of duty. During the Titans’ 7-2 victory over the Scots March 20, Mrkvicka allowed two hits and one run in three innings of action. UW-Oshkosh was leading 4-2 when he entered the game with no outs and runners on first and third bases in the seventh inning. In UW-Oshkosh’s 2-1 triumph over The College of Wooster March 20, Mrkvicka pitched 1.2 hitless innings. UW-Oshkosh was leading 2-1 when he entered the contest with one out and a runner on second base in the eighth inning.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Bryant Rude, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Onalaska, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Justin Crotty, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Shullsburg, Wis.
UW-Stout, Cory Hedeen, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Cannon Falls, Minn.