TSWA tabs Casson as Pitcher of the Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman sophomore pitcher Kolton Casson was named Tennessee Sports Writers' Association Pitcher of the Week by the organization on Tuesday afternoon.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman sophomore pitcher Kolton Casson was named Tennessee Sports Writers' Association Pitcher of the Week by the organization on Tuesday afternoon.
Casson sweeps conference and state weekly honors for the second time in his career, first time this season. This is the second straight week C-N has produced a TSWA Pitcher of the Week.
The reigning DII All-American tossed his second career complete game shutout of the season, firing seven shutout innings in a 7-0 win over Tusculum in the series. Both of Casson's complete game shutouts have come this season and have been just over a month apart. As a team, Carson-Newman has three this season.
Casson's seven inning shutout came on just 84 pitches. The sophomore did allow a season-high eight hits, but was marvelous working around it. Tusculum's offense had four different opportunities with two runners on base and less than two outs and never scored against Casson. C-N's defense turned two double plays behind him. The right-hander struck out three TU hitters and walked just one batter.
Casson's is beginning to put together another All-American caliber season. His six wins and three complete games are tied for the most in the SAC and are top ten marks nationally. His 2.45 ERA and 45 strikeouts are second-best in the league. The sophomore pitcher has tossed 14 consecutive scoreless innings spanning his past three starts.
Carson-Newman concludes an eight-game road stretch at Shorter at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The game can be heard on cneagles.com/live. Fans can also watch the radio crew at work with a feed of press row on YouTube.
