Murray State University Athletics
Perconte Honored by CollegeBaseballHub.com
4/22/2008 5:00:00 AM | Baseball
Murray State senior right hander Mike Perconte earned his second honor of the week as he was named the CollegeBaseballHub.com Heartland Region Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 21, the website announced late Monday evening. Earlier in the day, Perconte was honored as the Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Perconte (Lisle, Ill.) earned the honor after tossing a complete-game eight-hit shutout in the series-opening victory over Eastern Kentucky on April 19. He walked one and struckout seven in the 118-pitch performance. He wiggled himself out of a one-out bases loaded jam in the first with a strikeout and a come backer, and allowed only two other base runners to get into scoring position the rest of the game.
The victory improved Perconte to 2-4 on the season with a 5.72 ERA in nine appearances, eight starts. He struckout 41 in 45.2 innings. The complete game was the first on the season and the ninth of his career. His last CG was a two-hit shutout against Tennessee Tech on April 28.
The ?Breds return to the diamond on April 22 as they travel to take on Ole Miss. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Oxford-University Stadium.
