MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Feb. 17, 2020) – Junior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf of the West Virginia University baseball team has been named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Monday evening.
Wolf pitched 6.2 innings of no-hit baseball and finished with no runs allowed on one hit in seven innings of work in the Mountaineers’ 3-0 win over Jacksonville in the 2020 season opener on Feb. 14, at John Sessions Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The Gahanna, Ohio, native struck out a career-best eight hitters and did not allow a walk on 97 pitches, earning the win.
Wolf retired 18 in a row at one point and helped WVU to its first Opening Day shutout victory since 2015.
The conference accolade is the first of Wolf’s career. Last season, a Mountaineer pitcher was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week five times, with first-team All-American right-hander Alek Manoah earning the honor on four occasions. Kade Strowd also received the distinction during the 2019 campaign.
Wolf ranks No. 1 in the nation with a 0.14 WHIP. The 6-foot-7 lefty also paces the Big 12 with an opponents’ batting average of just .045 and tied for the conference lead in innings pitched (7.0) and strikeouts (8).
The Mountaineers return to Morgantown for their 2020 home opener on Tuesday, Feb. 18, against Canisius. First pitch at Monongalia County Ballpark is set for 2 p.m. ET. The game marks the earliest home opener in program history.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Wolf pitched 6.2 innings of no-hit baseball and finished with no runs allowed on one hit in seven innings of work in the Mountaineers’ 3-0 win over Jacksonville in the 2020 season opener on Feb. 14, at John Sessions Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The Gahanna, Ohio, native struck out a career-best eight hitters and did not allow a walk on 97 pitches, earning the win.
Wolf retired 18 in a row at one point and helped WVU to its first Opening Day shutout victory since 2015.
The conference accolade is the first of Wolf’s career. Last season, a Mountaineer pitcher was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week five times, with first-team All-American right-hander Alek Manoah earning the honor on four occasions. Kade Strowd also received the distinction during the 2019 campaign.
Wolf ranks No. 1 in the nation with a 0.14 WHIP. The 6-foot-7 lefty also paces the Big 12 with an opponents’ batting average of just .045 and tied for the conference lead in innings pitched (7.0) and strikeouts (8).
The Mountaineers return to Morgantown for their 2020 home opener on Tuesday, Feb. 18, against Canisius. First pitch at Monongalia County Ballpark is set for 2 p.m. ET. The game marks the earliest home opener in program history.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.