DALLAS (May 6, 2019) – Following his career outing against Bethune-Cookman on May 1, Christian Santana has been named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.
The big righty struck out a career-high 10 Wildcats over eight scoreless innings, while only allowing six hits. At one point in the middle innings, the sophomore sat down 15-straight opposing batters.
Santana, a Hialeah, Florida native, is 2-2 on the season with a 5.40 ERA and 38 Ks in 43.1 innings of work. He joins Logan Allen as the only two Panthers to have conference honors bestowed upon them this season.