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Baseball Cleans Up on AAC Weekly Awards
The Wichita State baseball team put three players on the American Athletic Conference weekly awards, as Payton Tolle was named Player of the Week, Grant Adler was named Pitcher of the Week, and Garrett Pennington was named to the Honor Roll.
This is the second Player of the Week award for Tolle, the second Pitcher of the Week for Adler, and the second Honor Roll selection for Pennington.
Tolle kicked off a dominant weekend sweep of #7-ranked East Carolina with a complete game shutout in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. Tolle was masterful in picking up his team-best seventh victory of the season, holding the Pirates to just two hits while striking out 10. The southpaw carried a no-hitter through 5.1 innings, surrendering just one baserunner via an error. East Carolina got both hits against Tolle in the sixth inning, but he pitched out of the jam with a strikeout and then retired the final nine Pirates over innings 7-8-9.
It's the third start of the season for Tolle with double-digit strikeouts, and his second without a walk. He is now 7-1 on the season with a 3.62 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 59.2 innings.
In addition to his pitching exploits, Tolle drove in seven runs over the course of three games as designated hitter. He launched a two-run homer in Tuesday's win at Kansas State, added a two-run single in the nightcap on Saturday, and delivered a two-run double and RBI single to cap off his week on Sunday. For the season, the native of Yukon, Oklahoma is hitting .321 with eight home runs and 38 RBI.
Adler matched Tolle's effort on Sunday, blanking the Pirates on just three hits. The right-hander struck out five and walked two, throwing 122 pitches in the complete game effort. The Pirates did not get a runner to third base in the game, and had just one inning with multiple baserunners against Adler. Their best threat came in the seventh via a leadoff single and two-out walk, but Adler retired Cam Clonch on a ground out to second to stymie the scoring chance.
17 of the 27 outs Adler recorded came on ground balls. The former Derby High School standout improved to 4-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 10 starts.
Pennington made the most of his hits during the week, going 6-for-15 with five extra-base knocks in four games. He kicked off the week with a monster performance at Kansas State, homering twice and adding a double for 10 total bases. He homered and doubled again in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, then tacked on two more RBI Sunday with a run-scoring single and a bases-loaded walk. The transfer from Central Missouri continues to produce in the middle of the WSU order, improving his season slash line to .325/.380/.595 with 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 39 RBI.
Baseball Cleans Up on AAC Weekly Awards
The Wichita State baseball team put three players on the American Athletic Conference weekly awards, as Payton Tolle was named Player of the Week, Grant Adler was named Pitcher of the Week, and Garrett Pennington was named to the Honor Roll.
This is the second Player of the Week award for Tolle, the second Pitcher of the Week for Adler, and the second Honor Roll selection for Pennington.
Tolle kicked off a dominant weekend sweep of #7-ranked East Carolina with a complete game shutout in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. Tolle was masterful in picking up his team-best seventh victory of the season, holding the Pirates to just two hits while striking out 10. The southpaw carried a no-hitter through 5.1 innings, surrendering just one baserunner via an error. East Carolina got both hits against Tolle in the sixth inning, but he pitched out of the jam with a strikeout and then retired the final nine Pirates over innings 7-8-9.
It's the third start of the season for Tolle with double-digit strikeouts, and his second without a walk. He is now 7-1 on the season with a 3.62 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 59.2 innings.
In addition to his pitching exploits, Tolle drove in seven runs over the course of three games as designated hitter. He launched a two-run homer in Tuesday's win at Kansas State, added a two-run single in the nightcap on Saturday, and delivered a two-run double and RBI single to cap off his week on Sunday. For the season, the native of Yukon, Oklahoma is hitting .321 with eight home runs and 38 RBI.
Adler matched Tolle's effort on Sunday, blanking the Pirates on just three hits. The right-hander struck out five and walked two, throwing 122 pitches in the complete game effort. The Pirates did not get a runner to third base in the game, and had just one inning with multiple baserunners against Adler. Their best threat came in the seventh via a leadoff single and two-out walk, but Adler retired Cam Clonch on a ground out to second to stymie the scoring chance.
17 of the 27 outs Adler recorded came on ground balls. The former Derby High School standout improved to 4-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 10 starts.
Pennington made the most of his hits during the week, going 6-for-15 with five extra-base knocks in four games. He kicked off the week with a monster performance at Kansas State, homering twice and adding a double for 10 total bases. He homered and doubled again in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, then tacked on two more RBI Sunday with a run-scoring single and a bases-loaded walk. The transfer from Central Missouri continues to produce in the middle of the WSU order, improving his season slash line to .325/.380/.595 with 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 39 RBI.
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