VanAllen Repeats as Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
2/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 22, 2005
With the selection, VanAllen becomes just the fifth pitcher in the league's nine-season history to earn pitcher of the week honors in consecutive weeks. He joins former All-Americans Jason Jennings (Baylor; 1999), Ryan Rupe (Texas A&M; 1998), J.P. Howell (
A product of Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, VanAllen matched his career high with eight strikeouts Sunday against 24th-ranked Oral Roberts and pitched 8.0 innings of four-hit shutout ball as the Bears defeated the Golden Eagles 4-0. It was the longest outing of VanAllen's career and the second consecutive outing in which he tallied eight strikeouts.
On the season, VanAllen is 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA, sixth in the Big 12. He has recorded 16 strikeouts against only two walks in 13.1 innings with an opponents' batting average of .229. In six career starts, VanAllen is 4-2 with a 0.57 ERA, allowing two earned runs in 31.2 innings. He has yet to allow a run in three career starts at Baylor Ballpark, covering 20.0 innings.
Baylor returns to action this weekend, traveling to
