Pruitt Named to ABCA South Central All-Region Second Team
6/15/2013 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 15, 2013
JONESBORO, Ark. - After producing an award-winning senior season, postseason honors continue to pour in for Houston Baseball's Austin Pruitt as he was named to the ABCA South Central All-Region Second Team, announced Saturday afternoon.
The right-handed hurler was one of just six starting pitchers across the South Central Region named to the postseason team. Pruitt becomes the first Cougar named to this All-Region team since three (Bryan Pounds, Wes Musick, Jake Stewart) were honored in 2008.
For more information on ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association), visit www.abca.org.
QUICK HITS ON Austin Pruitt
· 2-year letterwinner for Houston (transferred in from Navarro JC)
· Drafted in the ninth round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by Tampa Bay
· 2013 Gregg Olson Award Semifinalist for nation's "Breakout Player of the Year"
· Conference USA Second Team (RHP)
· C-USA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25)
· 2x All-Silver Glove Series vs. Rice
· Houston Team MVP (2013)
· Career ERA: 3.47
· Career Record: 13-9
· 6 complete games
· 204.2 total innings pitched
· 149 strikeouts
· Career High Strikeouts: 13 vs. East Carolina (3/23/13)
SENIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Put together one of the most impressive senior seasons of late...Led the Cougar pitching staff in wins (10), ERA (2.85), starts (15), innings pitched (113.2) and strikeouts (92)...Compiled a 10-5 record and notched the first 10-win season since Brad Lincoln had 12 in 2006...Racked up five complete games to lead C-USA...Lasted at least 6.0 innings in all 15 starts...Became the first Cougar to throw 100+ innings (113.2) since Brad Lincoln's 127.2 innings in 2006...Broke UH's single-season strikeout record by a senior with 92 punchouts...Notched six of his 10 wins at Cougar Field...Moved into a tie for ninth all-time with eight total home wins...Held opposing hitters to a .246 average...Tallied three 10+ strikeout games...Notched a career-high 13 strikeouts in 8.0-inning win over East Carolina (March 23)...Had 12 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout win over Seton Hall (April 13)...Pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout at Texas State with 10 strikeouts (Feb. 23)...Became just the ninth C-USA player all-time and fourth Cougar to throw a one-hitter in a nine-inning game in league history...Opened 2013 with a 3-0 record in first three starts...Tossed 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings to open the year...Was 6-1 and helped Houston to its best 25-game start at 21-4 since 1989...Two complete game shutouts...Compiled wins over Northeastern (Feb. 16), Texas State (Feb. 23), Baylor (twice, March 2, March 16), East Carolina (March 23), Memphis (March 31), Seton Hall (April 13), UAB (May 11), Southern Miss (May 17), East Carolina (C-USA Champ-May 23)
ABCA SOUTH CENTRAL ALL-REGION TEAMS
First Team
Position Name Yr School
SP Austin Kubitza Jr. Rice
SP Caleb McClanahan Sr Central Arkansas
SP T.J. Renda So. Alabama State
RP Zech Lemond So. Rice
C Aramis Garcia So. Florida International
1B Ryan Huck Sr. Western Kentucky
2B VJ Bunner Sr. Lamar
3B Logan Pierce Sr. Troy
SS Hunter Dozier Jr. Stephen F. Austin
DH Caleb Adams So. Louisiana-Lafayette
OF Forrestt Allday Sr. Central Arkansas
OF Dex Kjerstad Jr. Louisiana-Lafayette
OF Danny Collins Jr. Troy
Second Team
Position Name Yr School
SP Sam Street Jr Texas-Pan American
SP Austin Robichaux So. Louisiana-Lafayette
SP Austin Pruitt Sr. Houston
RP Kyle Bartsch Sr. South Alabama
RP Hugh Adams R-Sr. Florida Atlantic
C Anthony Azar Jr. Sam Houston State
1B Jordan Patterson Jr. South Alabama
2B Brendon Sanger Fr. Florida Atlantic
3B Tyler Girouard So. Louisiana-Lafayette
SS Tyler Vaughn Jr. Troy
DH Matt Shortall Jr. Texas-Arlington
OF Darian Johnson Sr. Lamar
OF Charles Tilery Jr. Jackson State
OF Waldyvan Estrada So. Alabama State
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