TEMPE, Ariz. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named Sun Devil Baseball sophomore right-handed pitcher Ryan Hingst the National Pitcher of the Week, the board announced Tuesday.
Hingst also earned Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball newspaper, as well Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week recognition from the conference.
He is the first Sun Devil to earn NCBWA National Player of the Week recognition since Ryan Kellogg on March 26, 2013, and the eighth since 2002, including the sixth pitcher.
ASU's NCBWA POW (8) since 2002
Ryan Hingst – March 29, 2016 (pitcher)
Ryan Kellogg - March 26, 2013 (pitcher)
Zack MacPhee - Feb. 23, 2010 (hitter)
Matt Spencer - May 15, 2007 (hitter)
Erik Averill - Feb. 8, 2005 (pitcher)
Jason Urquidez - Feb. 24, 2004 (pitcher)
Jared Liebeck - Feb. 4, 2003 (pitcher)
Ryan Schroyer - Feb. 5, 2002 (pitcher)
Hingst, who is from El Paso, Texas, completed ASU’s first no-hitter since March 23, 2013 in his first start of the season and first career Pac-12 start. It marked the Devils’ second no-hitter in Pac-10/12 Conference play and the school’s third no-hitter at Phoenix Muni, and the 57th in conference history, including just the 12th in a game between two conference teams.
He entered the game with a previous career-long outing of five innings, and he allowed four baserunners on 121 pitches, including 81 strikes, and struck out a career-best nine. He retired the first nine batters in order, hit one batter and allowed three walks in the middle third of the game, and retired the final 11 batters to close out his historic night.
The Devils travel to Pullman, Wash., for their third Pac-12 series of the year March 31-April 2. First pitch on Thursday, March 31, is set for 7 p.m., with Friday and Saturday scheduled for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively (all times AZ/PT). All three games will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
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