RICHMOND, Va. – Freshman righthander Taylor Clarke of Towson University has been named as the co-winner of the Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Rookie of the Week award, it has been announced by CAA officials.

Clarke shared the award with freshman shortstop Chad Carroll of James Madison University.

Last Friday, Clarke came within three outs of pitching the first no-hitter by a Tiger pitcher in 27 years when he combined on a 6-0 shutout of Central Connecticut.

Clarke took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Blue Devils before allowing a single by sophomore rightfielder Dylan Delacruz.

With the drama of the no-hitter gone, Clarke was relieved by senior righthander Tyler Austin. Austin recorded the final three outs, nailing down the Tigers' 6-0 victory, a combined one-hit shutout.

Making only the second start of his college career, Clarke earned his first win by pitching six shutout innings against Central Connecticut. He walked four batters and struck out five.

Two of the batters he walked were erased on double plays. In three appearances, Clarke has pitched 13.1 innings and has a 1-1 record with a 4.72 E.R.A.

He has walked six batters and has 11 strikeouts.

Riding a three-game winning streak, the Tigers return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they host UMBC at 2:30 p.m. at John B. Schuerholz Park.