Brady Held Award Male Athlete of the Week Week Of 3/15/2022 Sport American Rivers Conference School Simpson College Year Senior Position Hometown Indianola, Iowa High School Indianola Male Athlete of the Week – Baseball – Pitcher of the Week Brady Held, Simpson College Sr., RHP, Indianola, Iowa/Indianola In a seven-inning game against Beloit College, Held smashed a 17-year old program record for single game strikeouts recording 18. The senior pitcher led the way, retiring the first 11 batters he faced via strikeout. On the day, Held tallied 18 strikeouts while allowing just two hits and one walk. On the offensive side of the ball, Held was 3-for-9 on the week. In the Storm victory over St. Norbert (5-2), Held went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and one run scored. The Storm improved their record to 5-1 overall with two wins over Beloit College (3-1) (3-0), and a win over St. Norbert (5-2). Held is a 2021 First Team All-Conference performer in addition to picking up honorable mention honors in 2019. The Indianola, Iowa native is collecting his third-career Pitcher of the Week honor (3/15/22, 5/3/21, 3/11/19).
