Middletown's Howie Brey Awarded Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Middletown, NJ - After throwing a complete game to lead Rutgers baseball to a series-opening win over Indiana last Friday, Middletown's own, pitcher Howie Brey, was awarded Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, Rutgers University announced Monday. The last time a Scarlet Knight won a weekly league pitching award was April 1, 2013 when Tyler Gebler earned Big East Pitcher of the Week.

Brey, a senior at Rutgers and team captain, played varsity baseball at Middletown High School South. While at MHS, he earned First Team All-Conference honors as a senior and was named Monmouth County pitcher of the year in 2012.

“Howie gives us a chance to win every time he steps on the mound,” Rutgers baseball head coach Joe Litterio said. “He set the tone for the weekend on Friday with an ace performance. This is a well-deserved honor.”

Howie started out playing baseball for the Middletown Warriors baseball club for seven years, and he also excelled at football. He is the son of Howie and Karen Brey in Middletown and has three younger siblings: Kyle, Trevor and Karissa. He is a communications major at Rutgers.

Rutgers baseball next plays Wednesday with a 3:30 p.m. game against Fordham. The next weekend series will be versus St. Joseph’s starting Friday, and the game will be at Rutgers, Bainton Field.