Woods Named National Player-of-the-Week
April 05, 2010 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina junior RHP Zach Woods is one of four players to be named Louisville Slugger National Player-of-the-Week the publication announced Monday afternoon. Woods, who was also named Conference USA Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week, is the second Pirate this season to take home the Louisville Slugger weekly honor following Devin Harris' selection on Mar. 22.
Woods picked up his fourth win of the season and first career save on the week. Against Elon on March 30, he struck out a career-best 15 batters, becoming just the third Pirate since 1940 to strike out 15 in a game. He fanned seven of the first nine batters he faced, including the side in the first after allowing a leadoff single. Woods faced two over the minimum after giving up a base hit to start the game until he ran into trouble in the eighth with two outs, which included 10 in a row from the fourth to the seventh when he issued a two-out walk.
In all, he worked 7.2 innings, surrendering three hits and one walk, while facing 29 Phoenix batters. Against Tulane he recorded his first career save with 3.2 shutout innings where he allowed two hits, two walks and struck out four. Woods has not allowed a run in his last three outings, a streak that spans 12.2 innings dating back to the N.C. A&T game on March 24. Woods and the Pirates (18-11, 1-2) will hit the road this weekend when they travel to Memphis for a three-game C-USA series starting Friday, Apr. 9 at 7:30 p.m. (EST).
Joining Woods as Louisville Slugger National Players-of-the-Week are Andrew Barbosa (USSF), Steven Felix (Troy), Andrew Clark (Louisville) and P.J. Polk (Tennessee).
2010 CONFERENCE USA WINNERS:
Hitter of the Week - Feb. 22 - Chris Duffy, OF, UCF; Mar. 1 - Corey Thompson, 3B, East Carolina; Mar. 8 - Cam Freeman, 2B, East Carolina and John Frost, DH, UAB; Mar. 15 - Victor Gomez, C, Marshall and Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice; Mar. 22 - Tyler Huelsing, OF, Memphis and Rob Segedin, 3B, Tulane; Mar. 29 - Dustin Harrington, SS, East Carolina; Apr. 5 - Tyler Huelsing, OF, Memphis.
Pitcher of the Week - Feb. 22 - Todd McInnis, RHP, Southern Miss; Mar. 1 - Conrad Flynn, Tulane; Mar. 8 - Michael Goodnight, RHP, Houston; Mar. 15 - Scott Copeland, RHP, Southern Miss; Mar. 22 - Ryan Fraser, RHP, Memphis; Mar. 29 - Brennon Martin, RHP, Memphis; Apr. 5 Zach Woods, RHP, East Carolina and Taylor Wall, LHP, Rice.
