For the third consecutive week to open the season, a Gator has won an SEC weekly award. On Monday, third-year sophomore right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat was tabbed the SEC Pitcher of the Week.
He joins Hunter Barco (week one SEC Pitcher of the Week) and Colby Halter (week two SEC Co-Player of the Week) as the Gators’ weekly award winners this season.
In his first career weekend start, Sproat fired a career-high 6 1/3 shutout innings against then-No. 22 Miami on Saturday. He gave up just four hits and two walks and tied his career high with eight strikeouts.