Curry (left), a senior left-handed pitcher from Mount Vernon, Ohio, was chosen as the AMC and NAIA Region IX Pitcher of the Week for the second time in three weeks after tossing the second perfect game and 16th no-hitter in school history in a 7-0 victory over Cedarville University on March 26. The former Mount Vernon High School star needed 90 pitches to retire all 21 batters that he faced while matching his career high with 10 strikeouts.

On the season, Curry has posted a 5-1 record on the mound with a 2.57 ERA. In 42 innings of work, he has struck out 30 batters, and opponents are hitting just .255 against him. He also leads the Cougars with five pick-offs.

For his career, Curry is now 13-5 in just two seasons at MVNU with a 2.41 ERA. He has 90 strikeouts in 119.2 innings and has tossed four career shutouts and 13 complete games in 18 starts.

Burgos (right), a senior third baseman from Ponce, Puerto Rico, was selected as the AMC and NAIA Region IX Player of the Week for the third straight week after batting .727 with a 1.636 slugging percentage. The former Puerto Rico Academy standout went 8-for-11 at the plate during the Cougars’ 3-1 week with one double, three home runs, five runs scored, and four RBI while drawing three walks.

On the season, Burgos is batting .506 (44-for-87) with seven doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 30 RBI, and 19 runs scored. He also has drawn 11 walks and has a .560 on-base percentage and an .851 slugging percentage.

For his career, Burgos ranks first in school history in walks (109), second in batting average (.400), third in home runs (29), fourth in RBI (168), fifth in hits (235), sixth in doubles (45), ninth in runs scored (152), and tenth in at bats (587).

MVNU is currently 16-9 overall and 8-2 in the AMC. The Cougars, who have won four straight games, are slated to return to action on Tuesday when MVNU will travel to Notre Dame College for a conference doubleheader that will start at 1:00 p.m.