MARSHALL, Texas – With a stellar pitching performance against Howard Payne University, East Texas Baptist University's Jagger Neely is the American Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Week. This is his second career ASC weekly award.
 
Neely went eight innings for the win and is now 1-1 on the season.
 
Below is the ASC release on Neely.
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Jagger Neely, P, Sr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist senior pitcher Jagger Neely (Montgomery, Texas) went eight innings for the win, recording five strikeouts in game one of the ASC series versus HPU. After four unearned runs were scored in the first inning, HPU never scored again, as Neely shut out HPU over the next seven innings. After HPU scored their fourth run in the first inning, Neely retired the next 12 batters with three strikeouts. He retired the side in the second, third, fourth, and eighth innings. It was his longest outing since March 22, 2024.