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UTRGV REPORTS
UTRGV senior right-handed pitcher Kevin Stevens is the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Pitcher of the Week for leading the Vaqueros to a 4-1 victory over Sam Houston on May 13, the WAC announced Monday.
Stevens (8-2) pitched a season-high tying eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball, with only one of the hits leaving the infield. He struck out nine while walking one. This is the fourth time Stevens hasn’t allowed a run during a start this season.
Stevens ranks 16th in the NCAA and second in the WAC in wins (8), 74th in the NCAA and second in the WAC in ERA (2.78), 58th in the NCAA and second in the WAC in strikeouts (85), 92nd in the NCAA and second in the WAC in strikeouts per nine innings (10.72), and 131st in the NCAA and second in the WAC in hits allowed per nine innings (7.57).
Stevens has 213 strikeouts in his career, which ranks eighth in program history.
This is the second WAC Pitcher of the Week honor for Stevens and the fourth for UTRGV pitching this season.
UTRGV closes out the regular season with a three-game series at Stephen F. Austin beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
