BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU freshman right-hander Ma’Khail Hilliard was named SEC Baseball Co-Freshman of the Week Monday by the league office. He shared the honor with Ole Miss infielder Tyler Keenan.
Hilliard, a product of the city of Central, La., delivered a brilliant outing on Saturday to defeat Mississippi State, firing six shutout innings and allowing just three hits with two walks and a career-high nine strikeouts. He improved his record to 6-1 and lowered his ERA to 0.76, the best mark in the SEC.
Hilliard is also tied for the league lead in wins, and he is No.