SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State's Evan Sankey has been named the TicketSmarter Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.

Sankey went 1-0 on the mound with a team-high four strikeouts in the 6-2 win over Dixie State on Saturday. He tossed six shutout innings for the Bison and extended his shutout innings streak to 11.0 to begin the season. The Appleton, Wis., native is 2-0 overall this season and is limiting opponents to a .286 batting average.

Sankey becomes the first NDSU pitcher to win back-to-back Summit League Pitcher of the Week awards since John Straka accomplished the feat during the 2013 season. It also marks his second overall Summit League Pitcher of the Week honor.

The full Summit League release can be viewed here.

NDSU baseball will be back in action at Long Beach State on Friday. First pitch is set for 8:00 p.m. CT