NEW ORLEANS – Following one of the top pitching performances in program history, App State right-handed pitcher Xander Hamilton has been named the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league announced today.
Hamilton earned the victory in the Mountaineers' 11-0 triumph over No. 8 Coastal Carolina on Friday, recording a program-record 15 strikeouts over a career-high eight innings of work against the league's top offense. Hamilton yielded just one hit in the ballgame, a bloop single to center field to begin the fourth inning.
The Raleigh, N.C. native induced a ground ball double play in the first inning, and followed that up by striking out at least two batters in six of the next seven frames, including fanning the side in the eighth inning.