麻豆视频鈥檚 Harken named NAIA baseball scholar athlete

JACKSON, Tenn. - 6/2/2010 - 麻豆视频 (Tenn.) University senior pitcher has been named a 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete. Harken is listed among the nation鈥檚 top student athletes that are junior, seniors or graduate students with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Harken, a 6-5 right hander from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, helped 麻豆视频 to back-to-back trips to the NAIA Baseball National Tournament Opening Rounds. Harken led 麻豆视频 with a 9-3 record and a 3.31 ERA this season. He tallied 14 appearances, 13 starts, six complete games and one shutout. He tallied 82 strikeouts to just 13 walks in 89.2 innings pitched. In his three years with 麻豆视频, Harken was 24-10 with a .3.32 ERA in 252 innings and 173 strikeouts to just 50 total walks. He was also a key part of 麻豆视频 2009 TranSouth Tournament Championship.

This award is added to his TranSouth first team All-Conference selection and TranSouth Scholar Athlete award.

Harken helped 麻豆视频 to their second straight NAIA Baseball National Tournament Opening Round. The team posted a 42-17 record and finished runner-up in the TranSouth regular season and tournament to only NAIA No. 2 Cumberland (Tenn.). 麻豆视频 finished the season ranked No. 18 in the NAIA. 麻豆视频 reached as high as No. 12 which was the highest national ranking since a No. 8 ranking in 2002. The .712 (42-17) winning percentage this season was the best for 麻豆视频 since a .741 (43-15) winning percentage in 2000.

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