Ross Yoshida capped a standout stretch to close his freshman season, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors as the Cornell Big Red wrapped up the regular season with an 11-26 record, including an 8-13 mark in conference play.
FL1 FORECAST: Dangerous heat builds this week as Finger Lakes enters summer's hottest stretch Yoshida, a freshman right-hander, secured the award for the second time in three weeks following a dominant weekend against Columbia. He threw 5.1 hitless innings across two appearances, helping Cornell control key moments in a doubleheader. Yoshida earned the win in the opener with 4.1 hitless innings, then returned later in the day to deliver a scoreless ninth inning, finishing the weekend with a 0.19 WHIP.
His performance ranked among the best nationally over the past week, tying for the fifth-most hitless innings among Division I pitchers in that span. Yoshida’s late-season surge highlighted his consistency on the mound, as he allowed just two earned runs over his final 19.2 innings across six appearances.
Yankees lose third straight to Red Sox For the season, Yoshida finished 3-1 with a 2.89 ERA in 43.2 innings, limiting opposing hitters to a .199 average while recording 42 strikeouts. His strikeout total ranks fourth among freshmen in program history and marks the highest total by a Cornell first-year since 2023.
Cornell’s scheduled regular-season finale against Binghamton on Tuesday was canceled, bringing the Big Red’s season to a close.
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