Travis Ratliff Named National Pitcher of the Week
An impressive no-hitter by Travis Ratliff of the State University of New York at Cortland has earned him the NCAA Division III National Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of April 4-10, 2011, as voted on by a panel of D-III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Ratliff, a senior southpaw from Levittown, N.Y., threw one of four no-hitters around the country, making this week’s voting one of the most difficult ever for the D-III panel. His was the 18th no-hitter in Cortland history, a 1-0 win for the Red Dragons over SUNY-Plattsburgh on Thursday. He faced only two batters over the minimum in the seven-inning contest as he walked three batters, with one erased on a caught stealing that ended the game, and struck out eight. He is currently 2-2 with a 3.34 ERA in six appearances this spring, allowing 29 hits and striking out 35 in 32.1 innings. Ratliff was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week and the ECAC co-Pitcher of the Week.
Cortland is 18-5 overall and 7-0 in SUNYAC play. The Red Dragons, last year’s NCAA Div. III runner-up, are currently ranked 12th nationally.
