Holyoke Sox Pitcher
Named Big West Pitcher of the Week
10
strikeout performance vs. No. 3 UCLA and a two win on week earns
him his first collegiate accolade.
Irvine,
Calif. - Cal State Fullerton's freshman Daniel Renken went 2-0
last week striking out 12 to garner his first Easton Big West
Pitcher of the Week honor as announced by the league office
Monday afternoon.
Renken's (Cypress, Calif. / Orange Lutheran High School) tossed
seven innings of three-hit, one run baseball against No. 3 UCLA
on Wednesday (Mar. 5) in Los Angeles, then picked up a win in
relief on Sunday, leading the Titans pitching staff with two of
the team's five wins this week all while holding his opponents
to just a .167 batting average against him.
On Wednesday, in just his second career start, the right-hander
pounded the strike zone and notched a career-high 10 strikeouts
against the Bruins. He worked perfect through four innings
setting all 12 batters he aced down on just 35 pitches (30
strikes) before back-to-back extra base hits broke the no-hit
and shutout bid leading off the fifth inning. Renken did not
allow his third hit of the game until the seventh inning.
On Sunday, Renken came on in a 5-5 game against Southern Miss
and worked 1.1 innings collecting a pair of strikeouts and his
third win of the year. He was the beneficiary of a five-run
Titan outburst in the eventual 19-6 win.
With his performances last week, Renken has been promoted to the
weekend rotation and will pitch Saturday night at No. 1 Arizona.
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