Atlantic Sun Release

MACON, Ga. – Sophomore Gabe Friese earned Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his career after his gutsy performance on the mound Saturday afternoon against North Florida, announced by the league office on Sunday afternoon.

Friese, a Kennesaw, Georgia native, put together arguably his best performance of his young Owl career on Saturday (May 16) afternoon against the regular-season champion North Florida Ospreys. Friese (5-5) tossed his first collegiate complete game, allowing just five hits to help KSU snap UNF's 14-game winning streak –which was the second longest streak in the nation. The sophomore issued just one walk and dealt five 1-2-3 innings on just 85 pitches in his impressive performance to earn his fifth win of the season.

"Gabe Friese threw extremely well. He had an unbelievable pitch count and did a good job mixing his pitches and used both sides of the plate," head coach Mike Sansing said. "We will take it and look forward to the tournament. It's a great thing to have the conference honor him for his effort and I am very proud."

Atlantic Sun Baseball Pitcher the Week - May 17th
Gabe Friese, Kennesaw State
Sophomore | Right-Handed Pitcher | Kennesaw, Ga.
- First Career Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week; sixth for KSU this season
- Tossed complete game in 2-1 victory against North Florida on Saturday
- His victory snapped UNF's 14-game winning streak
- Allowed only five hits over the nine innings with one earned run
- Struck out two batters and conceded one walk in the outing
- Dealt five 1-2-3 innings on just 85 pitches for the game

Kennesaw State will turn back around and take on North Florida in the opening round of the 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20 in Fort Myers, Florida. The Owls (28-26, 10-10) will enter the tournament as the No. 6 seed, while UNF (42-14, 16-5) will enter the week as the No. 1 seed. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3 at Swanson Stadium. For more tournament information, visit atlanticsun.org or KSUOwls.com for more details.

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