SAN FRANCISCO – Oregon State senior left-hander Luke Heimlich has been named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, it was announced on Monday.
Heimlich struck out a career-high 13 batters in Oregon State's 16-1 win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington. He did not issue a walk in 7 1/3 innings and held the Huskies to four hits and a run.
The Puyallup, Wash., native is one of 31 pitchers nationally with five wins; he's the only one from the Pac-12.
He also leads the Pac-12 with 44 strikeouts and has 270 for his career, good for fifth all-time at Oregon State.