University of Houston Athletics
Goodnight Named NCBWA Pro-Line Pitcher of the Week
3/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 9, 2010
Morgantown, W. Va. - The honors continue to roll in for University of Houston sophomore pitcher Michael Goodnight. Three days after a 1-0 shutout win over No. 3 Texas, Goodnight was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association/Pro-Line National Pitcher of the Week.
The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
Goodnight earns his first national award after pitching seven scoreless innings to earn the win over the Longhorns on Saturday at the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park. The Houston native gave up just two hits with nine strikeouts, one shy of tying his career-high. By holding Texas scoreless, Goodnight recorded the first shutout of his career and the win gave Houston back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1998.
The Cougars became the first team in the history of the Houston College Classic to shut out consecutive opponents with the win over Texas and a win over Missouri, 3-0, on Friday night.
Goodnight went on to be named to the Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team and was selected as the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week.
Goodnight and the Cougars will be back in action on March 12-14 when they travel to Cal Poly for a three-game series.
ABOUT NCBWA/PRO-LINE ATHLETIC
Pro-Line Athletic, owned by Badger Sport, supplies caps and uniforms to several D-1 college baseball teams and this is the sixth season Pro-Line has sponsored the NCBWA's Players of the Week. The sponsorship provides for plaques to be awarded to each of the weekly winners and other promotional consideration. For more information about Pro-Line and Badger, visit their web sites at: www.badgersport.com and www.prolinecap.com
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.
For more information, contact NCBWA Executive Assistant Director Mike Montoro (304-293-2821, mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu).
