UW-Platteville's Bill Bulaga earned the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference pitcher of the week award.

Bulaga, a freshman from Crystal Lake, Ill.(Marian Central High School),pitched a complete-game 2-1 victory over NCAA Division I Western Illinois on May 3. The Leathernecks had already defeated the likes of Michigan State, Chicago State and Alabama State this season.

Bulaga allowed just six hits while striking out four. After the Leathernecks scored a run in the fifth, Bulaga allowed just two hits the rest of the game.

The first-year player finished the year with a 5-3 record and 4.63 earned-run average. He struck out 20 batters in 44.2 innings of work.