TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball's Zach Davidson was named this week's Mark Clinkenbeard Construction ISU Student-Athlete of the Week as announced by the athletic department on Monday afternoon.
 
Davidson turned in one of the best relief performances in the Missouri Valley this season as the senior left-hander entered Saturday's contest with Indiana State trailing Belmont 5-1 in the top of the fifth inning.
 
The Hartsburg, Mo. native promptly struck out seven of the next eight batters he faced, including striking out the side among a series of six consecutive Ks that spanned the Bruins' 2-3-4-5-6-7 hitters in the lineup, and allowed just a one-out single in the ninth inning as Indiana State's offense rallied back to turn a 5-1 deficit into an 8-5 win.
 
Davidson tied a career-high with eight strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work and retired 13 of the 14 batters he faced in the contest while needing just 59 pitches to secure the win.
 
He's currently posted a 2-1 record with a 3.37 ERA over 34.2 innings pitched with a 48:14 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He's also limiting opponents to hitting .151 from the plate.
 
The Mark Clinkenbeard Construction ISU Student-Athlete of the Week will be announced every Monday afternoon throughout the 2023-24 athletic season.
 
Previous Winners

• May 6 – Zach Davidson (Baseball)
• April 29 – Elias Foor (Men's Track & Field)
• April 22 – Rachel Mehringer (Women's Track & Field)
• April 15 – Shomari Rogers-Walton (Men's Track & Field)
• April 8 – Hailey Griffin (Softball)
• April 1 – Mike Sears (Baseball)
• March 25 – Jayson Kent (Men's Basketball)
• March 18 – Mya Glanton (Women's Basketball)
• March 11 – Luis Hernandez (Baseball)
• March 4 – Hailey Griffin (Softball)
• February 26 – Kiley Bess (Women's Basketball)
• February 19 – Henry Brown (Baseball)
• February 12 – Ella Sawyer (Women's Basketball)
• February 5 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 29 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 22 – Robbie Avila (Men's Basketball)
• January 16 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 8 – Jayson Kent (Men's Basketball)
• January 2 – Chelsea Cain (Women's Basketball)
• December 25 – Robbie Avila (Men's Basketball)
• December 18 – Ryan Conwell (Men's Basketball)
• December 11 – Terrance O'Bannon (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• December 4 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• November 27 – Mya Glanton (Women's Basketball)
• November 20 – Zane Boozer (Football)
• November 13 – Garret Ollendieck (Football)
• November 6 – Chloe Farro (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 30 – Molly Lee (Women's Golf)
• October 23 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 16 – Kira Holland (Volleyball)
• October 9 – Maddie Alexander (Women's Soccer)
• October 2 – Plez Lawrence (Football)
• September 25 – Kristen Hobbs (Women's Golf)
• September 18 – Emma Gresham (Women's Cross Country)
• September 11 - Mackenzie Kent (Women's Soccer)
• September 4 - Ethan Breen (Men's Cross Country)
• August 28 - Maddie Alexander (Women's Soccer)

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