Wheeling University Athletics

WHEELING, W.Va. – Christopher Brake of the baseball team is this week’s WJU Male Athlete of the Week. Brake finished the Cardinals week 5-11 at the plate, and helped WJU to its 11-1 victory on Sunday.

The Cardinals third baseman began the week with three base hits in the Cardinals doubleheader at West Virginia State. Brake drove in one run and scored twice on the day.

Brake led WJU in its home Sunday doubleheader vs Charleston, as he tallied two hits and three RBI’s in the second of the games. He also scored twice for WJU.

On the season, Brake is now hitting .250 with nine RBI’s and 11 runs scored. He and the Cardinals return home for a weekend series with Fairmont State on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10.  First pitches are slated for 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.