LOWELL, Mass. -- After an impressive outing at No. 5 North Carolina, freshman right-handed pitcher Joshua Becker (Burlington, Mass.) has been named the America East Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.

In his only appearance of the series on Saturday, Becker went 4.2 innings in relief and struck out a career-high eight batters. The righty scattered three hits and allowed one earned run in the effort. In the bottom of the fifth, the freshman struck out the side in the midst of retiring nine Tar Heels in a row, which included a perfect sixth frame as well.

Becker has made four appearances so far in 2019, pitching 9.1 innings with 13 strikeouts and a 3.86 ERA.