Voelker named NJCAA pitcher of week​

Pitcher Jayden Voelker winding up to throw a pitcher
Pitcher Jayden Voelker winding up to throw a pitcher Photo courtesy of NECC Athletics website

After a 2-0 week from The Knights ace, Jayden Voelker of Coventry, RI he received the NJCAA pitcher of the week honor for the April 18th week. The right-handed pitcher struck out 24 batters across 10 innings and lowered his season ERA (earned run average) to 2.95 that week. 

Voelker threw a five-inning gem on March 30th against Roxbury that saw all 15 outs come from strikeouts. This was something head coach Jeff Mejia “had never seen anything like it.” The sophomore dazzled again in his next start on April 13th vs Bunker hill. He struck out 13 batters and allowed one hit over five innings of work. 

For the season the sophomore is (4-0) in five starts with a 2.95 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 23.2 innings.