Hill Earns Three Weekly Awards For His Performance Against Georgia State
Kevin Hill struck out a career-high 15 batters as he carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning in a complete game shutout of league leading Georgia State Friday night. His 15 strikeouts were the most since P.J. Walters’ 15 in 2006. | Photo Credit: John Adams usajaguars.com
Right-hander Kevin Hill has earned three weekly awards this week after he carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning in a one-hit shutout with a career-high 15 strikeouts against league leader Georgia State.
The game was his seventh consecutive win of the season and his second complete game of the year. He also retired 16 consectutive Panther batters from the third to the eighth inning in the game.
His 15 strikeouts were the most by a Jaguar pitcher since P.J. Walters’ 15 against Georgia Southern in 2006.
On Monday, he was named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Hill is the first Jaguar to earn this distinction since Jake Overstreet did in March 2010.
On Tuesday, Hill earned two more weekly awards after he was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week.
In eight starts this season Hill has a 7-0 record with a 2.22 ERA, 66 strikeouts, 21 walks, two complete games and one shutout in 56 2/3 innings pitched. He leads the conference in strikeouts entering the week as well.