April 19, 2005
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State junior right-hander Alex Hinshaw has been named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance in last Thursday's contest at Brigham Young. This is the first career accolade for Hinshaw.
Hinshaw, from Claremont, Calif. (Claremont HS/Chaffey JC), pitched a complete game, allowing just two earned runs, in San Diego State's 10-4 game one win over first-place BYU last week in Provo, Utah. He struck out a career-high 12 batters, while scattering six hits and walking three.
Hinshaw retired 12 batters in a row after giving up a third-inning single, and 20 of the last 21 batters he faced overall in his final 6.2 innings on the mound for his third win of the season. The only Cougar base runner over that period came on a one-out single in the seventh.
The Aztecs return home this week and will begin a four-game home stand with a contest against UCLA on Tuesday, April 19, at 6:00 p.m. at Tony Gwynn Stadium