Centre's Basham chosen by SCAC
Following his first career collegiate start, Centre College freshman pitcher Justin Basham (Bowling Green, Ky.) was selected the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 25.
Basham posted a complete-game seven-inning shutout in his first career outing for the Colonels en route to a 9-0 win over Earlham College, Sunday, Feb. 25, in Danville, Ky.
The freshman hurler allowed only four hits and did not walk a batter, while striking out 11 Quakers. At one time, he retired 12 straight hitters and did not allow a runner to reach third base the entire game. Basham also struck out at least one hitter in six of the seven innings and at least two hitters four different innings, while also striking out the side in the third inning.
The shutout marks only the second shutout by a Centre pitcher since the 2001 season. The 2001 season was also the last time a Colonel pitcher earned SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week and only the third time ever during the SCAC era.
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