Alch becomes the first Landmark pitcher to earn back-to-back Pitcher of the Year honors since Brendan Close of Moravian was honored in 2011 and 2012. He has a career earned run average of 2.49, which ranks him fourth all-time in the conference. He additionally ranks second all-time in wins (25), win percentage (.806), and strikeouts (254).
Alch is just the third Cardinal to be honored as Pitcher of the Year.