Ethan Minaker Award Pitcher of the Week Week Of 4/27/2026 Sport Baseball School Cal State Bakersfield Year Junior Position Left-Handed Pitcher Hometown Winnipeg, Canada High School Barton CC Cal State Bakersfield starting pitcher Ethan Minaker threw six innings of shutout ball to earn The Big West Baseball Pitcher of the Week award. It is Minaker's first career weekly honor. The left-handed starter threw 6.0 innings allowing no runs, three hits and one walk, while collecting three strikeouts, as the Roadrunners defeated UC Riverside 10-0 on Saturday. The Winnipeg, Canada product retired the side in order in the first, second and fifth innings. Cal State Bakersfield is 19-25 overall and tied for seventh in the league standings with a 9-12 conference mark. Minaker has a 3.48 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 44.0 innings on the mound this season.