COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San Diego State right-hander Troy Melton (Anaheim, Calif./Canyon HS) was named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week after his superb performance vs. Oregon State on Feb. 29, as announced Tuesday by the league office.
With his award, Melton garnered the first conference weekly accolade of his career and the Aztecs' third of the season after Ryan Orr (Player of the Week) and Casey Schmitt (Pitcher of the Week) merited the distinction on Feb. 24.
Last Saturday, Melton (3-0) collected his third straight victory in as many starts after combining on SDSU's first shutout of the year in a 6-0 blanking of the Beavers. In six scoreless innings, the Aztec sophomore limited OSU to four hits while striking out a career-high nine batters against only one walk.
The Beavers advanced a runner to third base with two outs in each of the first two frames, but Melton avoided trouble with pivotal inning-ending strikeouts, setting the tone for the remainder of the contest.
For the season, Melton leads the Mountain West with three wins and ranks among the league leaders in ERA (2nd, 1.06), earned runs allowed (2nd, 3), strikeouts (4th, 21), opponent batting average (4th, .172) and innings pitched (5th, 17.0).
San Diego State (8-4) returns to the diamond tonight when it plays host to No. 17/17 Long Beach State at Tony Gwynn Stadium, beginning at 6 p.m. PT.