Washington State University Athletics
Sunitsch Picks Up National Accolades
April 11, 2018 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. – Senior lefthander Scotty Sunitsch picked up a couple accolades after throwing a no-hitter at Oregon this past Sunday.
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Earlier this week, Sunitsch was named the National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and College Sports Madness. Monday, Sunitch was named the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week.
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Sunitsch no-hit the Ducks in Washington State's 7-0 road win in Sunday's series-finale. The Federal Way, Wash. native struck out a career high nine, walked two, hit two batters and needed just 95 pitches to record WSU's 25th no-hitter in program history and the first solo nine-inning no-hitter since Eric Wilkins no-hit Oregon State in 1976.
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Last season, Sunitsch was part of a combined no-hitter over Stephen F. Austin, working the ninth-inning. There have been three other Cougar no-hitters since Wilkins did so in 1976 but all three were seven innings, coming in 1977, 1984 and 1985. Sunitsch enters the week leading the team with a 3-1 record along with 30 strikeouts in 41.2 innings.
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In Sunday's ninth inning, Sunitsch received a big play from a veteran outfielder who had just entered the game. Oregon's first batter of the inning lined a ball into shallow left field that senior Derek Chapman charged and made a sliding catch for the first out. Chapman had entered the game in the top of the ninth for Justin Harrer who left the game during his ninth-inning at-bat after an awkward swing. Sunitsch struck out the next two hitters before he was mobbed by his teammates.
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Earlier this week, Sunitsch was named the National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and College Sports Madness. Monday, Sunitch was named the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week.
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Sunitsch no-hit the Ducks in Washington State's 7-0 road win in Sunday's series-finale. The Federal Way, Wash. native struck out a career high nine, walked two, hit two batters and needed just 95 pitches to record WSU's 25th no-hitter in program history and the first solo nine-inning no-hitter since Eric Wilkins no-hit Oregon State in 1976.
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Last season, Sunitsch was part of a combined no-hitter over Stephen F. Austin, working the ninth-inning. There have been three other Cougar no-hitters since Wilkins did so in 1976 but all three were seven innings, coming in 1977, 1984 and 1985. Sunitsch enters the week leading the team with a 3-1 record along with 30 strikeouts in 41.2 innings.
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In Sunday's ninth inning, Sunitsch received a big play from a veteran outfielder who had just entered the game. Oregon's first batter of the inning lined a ball into shallow left field that senior Derek Chapman charged and made a sliding catch for the first out. Chapman had entered the game in the top of the ninth for Justin Harrer who left the game during his ninth-inning at-bat after an awkward swing. Sunitsch struck out the next two hitters before he was mobbed by his teammates.
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