Cortland graduate student Nick Hanson (Ladera Ranch, CA/Aliso Niguel) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 4.
 
Hanson earned his second save of the season after pitching the final three and two thirds innings in a 9-4 win over New Paltz - a crucial victory for the Red Dragons that helped lead to the team clinching the SUNYAC regular-season title later in the week. He entered in the top of the sixth with Cortland holding on to a 4-3 lead and gave up just one unearned run on four hits with four strikeouts and no walks the rest of the way.
 
Hanson has made 12 appearances this season, 11 out of the bullpen. He has two saves and a 3.13 ERA, and in 23 innings he has struck out 45 batters.
 
Cortland closed the regular season with a 26-11 record overall and 15-3 in the SUNYAC. The Red Dragons will be the top seed and host of the four-team SUNYAC tournament, which begins on Thursday.