ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Spotlight, for this week of the 2018-19 academic year, presented by Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, is Illinois State's Brent Headrick. The Custer Park, Illinois, native was chosen as the male representative, the league office announced on Wednesday.
The junior right-handed pitcher has a 3.59 GPA in business administration for the Redbird baseball team. This season, Headrick is 6-3 in 12 starts with a 4.11 ERA. Meanwhile in conference, he is 5-0 with a 1.29 ERA. The junior pitcher has 86 strikeouts in 70.