Specht was dominant in a win against Assumption, a team that was 7-2 prior to facing the Pioneers in Winter Park, Fla., during Spring Break.
The tall righty threw eight scoreless innings and fanned a career-high eight batters while scattering just four hits.
Specht didn’t allow any walks and the offense provided plenty of run support with a season-high 15 runs on 17 hits.
Specht improved to 1-1 on the season before giving way in the ninth to teammate Anthony Stillwagon. Specht has also made appearances this year against West Liberty and Tiffin.
Malone has garnered back-to-back pitcher of the week honors after RHP Eric Mullet was selected last week.