May. 2, 2005
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State junior left-hander Alex Hinshaw has been named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance against UNLV last Friday. It was the second time in three weeks that he has been so honored and it marked the third straight week the award went to an SDSU hurler after Bruce Billings won it last week.
Against the Rebels last Friday, Hinshaw allowed just three runs (two earned) on four hits over seven innings to pick up the win in the Aztecs' 7-4 victory over the league leaders. Along the way, he struck out a SDSU career-high 14 batters while walking only one.
Hinshaw has recorded career bests in strikeouts in three of his last four starts as he has fanned 45 in 29.2 innings in those four outings. He has recorded four straight wins as he has improved his MWC record to 4-1 with a 4.08 earned run average.
Hinshaw's first conference award came on April 18 when was named the Pitcher of the Week for his performance in his outing vs. Brigham Young (on April 15). In that contest, he tossed a complete game victory while striking out a career-high (at the time) 12 batters, scattering six hits and walking three.
Up next for San Diego State is a visit Cal State Fullerton to take on the number-one ranked Titans on Tuesday (May 1) at 5:00 p.m. (PDT). That game will be broadcast live on ESPN2.