For the third time this season the Conference USA office has selected Todd McInnis as their Pitcher of the Week as announced today by the league office.
He was selected as a Co-Pitcher of the Week with Rice’s Mike Ojala.
McInnis finished the regular season by limiting Memphis to three hits and no earned runs to win his sixth game of the season on Saturday and lower his C-USA-leading ERA to 2.91 on the season.
The junior left last week’s game at Rice after two innings with arm trouble but rebounded by throwing 6.2 innings with three strikeouts and one walk to lead Southern Miss to a second place finish in Conference USA.
The victory was the 25th of his career moving him into 10th place on the Conference USA all-time win list. This is the second Pitcher of the Week honor in three weeks for McInnis, the reigning C-USA Pitcher of the Year.
McInnis selection also marks the fourth consecutive week that a Golden Eagle player has won either Pitcher or Hitter of the Week honors from C-USA. With Dillon Day and B.A. Vollmuth earning Hitter of the Week and McInnis’ second Pitcher of their Week Honors in the previous three weeks
The Golden Eagles will return to action on Wednesday as they face Memphis is the opening round of the C-USA Tournament in Houston. First pitch is set for 11:00 a.m.
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