Jachec picks up MVC All-Tournament honors
Indiana State redshirt sophomore starting pitcher Matt Jachec was named to the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball All-Tournament team as announced by the conference office on Sunday evening.
Jachec was the lone Sycamore to be named to the squad and was one of three pitchers recognized by the conference office as four teams had players named to the postseason All-Tournament squad. Missouri State's Mason Greer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player highlighting six Bears that made the All-Tournament team, while Southern Illinois (three) and Evansville (two) both had players recognized.
Jachec turned in arguably the conference tournament's most dominant pitching performance in an early elimination game at the Hampshire, Ill. native carried a perfect game into the ninth inning against Valparaiso back on Wednesday afternoon. The right-hander needed just 83 pitches and retired the first 24 batters he faced before surrendering a leadoff single in the top of the ninth inning.
Jachec also recorded his second double-digit strikeout game of the season in the win over the Beacons with 10 strikeouts including striking out the side in the third inning. His last recorded out came on a strikeout looking in the top of the eighth.
His win over Valpo gave him an Indiana State leading nine wins on the mound, while he added his team-best seventh quality start of the year.
The full MVC All-Tournament team is listed below:
MVC Baseball All-Tournament Team
C - Nick Hagedorn, Southern Illinois
C - Drake Baldwin, Missouri State
1B - Tanner Craig, Evansville
1B – Mason Greer, Missouri State (Most Outstanding Player)
3B – Ryan Rodriguez, Southern Illinois
3B - Grant Wood, Missouri State
SS - Walker Jenkins, Missouri State
DH – Cam Cratic, Missouri State
OF – Pier Olivier Boucher, Southern Illinois
P - Matt Jachec, Indiana State
P - Shane Gray, Evansville
P - Riyan Rodriguez, Missouri State
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