BEVERY, Mass. (3/23/2026) – The Nichols College baseball team goes back-to-back weeks with conference weekly honor nods, with graduate student right-hand pitcher
Clark Churchill being honored with the Conference of New England (CNE) Pitcher of the Week on March 23rd for his performance this past week.
Clark Churchill appeared in two games this past week, recording a 1-0 record with that win being a complete game. He pitched a total of 12 innings in the week, facing 44 batters for a batting average against of only .182. He also allowed only eight hits and zero walks for a .67 WHIP, three earned runs for a 2.25 ERA, and recorded 11 strikeouts for an 8.25 strikeouts per game average.
In Thursday's 8-1 win against Mitchell College, Churchill came in as relief to pitch 3.0 innings, being efficient by only throwing 32 pitches, letting up zero hits, zero walks, and striking out four of the nine batters faced for a 0 ERA.
In Saturday's start against Wheaton College (Mass.), he recorded a complete game in a 14-3 win over the Lyons. In Churchill's 108 pitches thrown, he struck out seven batters, allowed eight hits with only one extra-base hit in the form of a double, and three earned runs for a 3.00 ERA. He also didn't record a walk or a wild pitch in his nine innings pitched.
In the CNE statistic standings, Churchill currently sits tied for fourth place in most wins with two, while being only one of six CNE pitchers to pitch a complete game this season.
This marks Churchill's second CNE Pitcher of the Week honor, with him previously winning it back on April 2nd, 2024. Churchill is the first Bison to be honored with the CNE Pitcher of the Week award since former teammate
John Steed '25 earned the honor on March 31st, 2025.
Churchill and the Bison are back in action on Wednesday, March 25th, to host Curry College for their first conference game of the season. First pitch is set for 3 PM.
