Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Brown Named TSWA Pitcher of the Week
4/6/2021 3:37:00 PM | Baseball, BRAA
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee starting pitcher Aaron Brown was named Tennessee Sports Writer Association Pitcher of the Week for his outing in Thursday's series opener vs. Rice.
The Mt. Juliet native surrendered just one earned run and two hits against the Owls, marking the first time since Zac Curtis in 2014 that a Blue Raiders has thrown a complete game two-hitter. Brown fanned a total of nine Rice batters and walked just one, giving Brown his fifth game this year in which he's struck out at least nine and pushing his strikeout to walk ratio to 61:9 on the season.
Thursday's outing was also the fifth time in his seven starts that Brown has surrendered one run or fewer to his opponent this year. The win pushed the right-hander's record to 4-2 and helped him pad some other impressive season-totals that include an opponent batting average of .167.
By taking home TSWA's weekly honor, Brown joins Vanderbilt pitchers Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker as well as Tennessee's Elijah Pleasants who have also been named Pitcher of the Week earlier this season. This is the first time that Brown has earned TWSA honors.
Brown and the Blue Raiders will be traveling to UTSA for a Conference USA showdown in San Antonio this weekend. The four-game series is set to begin on Friday, April 9 at 6 p.m.
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The Mt. Juliet native surrendered just one earned run and two hits against the Owls, marking the first time since Zac Curtis in 2014 that a Blue Raiders has thrown a complete game two-hitter. Brown fanned a total of nine Rice batters and walked just one, giving Brown his fifth game this year in which he's struck out at least nine and pushing his strikeout to walk ratio to 61:9 on the season.
Thursday's outing was also the fifth time in his seven starts that Brown has surrendered one run or fewer to his opponent this year. The win pushed the right-hander's record to 4-2 and helped him pad some other impressive season-totals that include an opponent batting average of .167.
By taking home TSWA's weekly honor, Brown joins Vanderbilt pitchers Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker as well as Tennessee's Elijah Pleasants who have also been named Pitcher of the Week earlier this season. This is the first time that Brown has earned TWSA honors.
Brown and the Blue Raiders will be traveling to UTSA for a Conference USA showdown in San Antonio this weekend. The four-game series is set to begin on Friday, April 9 at 6 p.m.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Baseball), Facebook (Blue Raider Baseball) and Instagram (@MT_Baseball).
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