FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
IRVING, Texas — Roger Kieschnick (Texas Tech) has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week while Tyler Lyons (Oklahoma State) and Austin Wood (Texas) shared the Pitcher of the Week honor for games of May 12-18 in voting by a media panel. This is the third career honor for Kieschnick, second for Wood and first for Lyons.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Roger Kieschnick, Texas Tech, OF, Jr., 6-3, 215, Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall
Kieschnick went 9-for-21 in five games against Dallas Baptist and Baylor. His .429 average helped give the Red Raiders a 3-2 record for the week, including a series win over the Bears. The junior tallied three home runs (including a grand slam) along with two doubles and 11 RBI. All three home runs came in the Baylor series as he recorded two on Friday night and one in game three. Sunday’s long ball was a grand slam, marking his second of the season and the fourth of his career. Kieschnick has recorded a conference-leading 17 home runs this season.
CO-PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Tyler Lyons, Oklahoma State, LHP, So., 6-2, 195, Lubbock, Texas/Frenship
Lyons tossed a complete game in Oklahoma State’s series-clinching win over Oklahoma on Saturday. The sophomore scattered six hits and allowed just one unearned run in the 11-1 victory. Lyons also racked up nine strikeouts, one shy of his career high. The win was Lyons’ team-leading 10th of the season as he improved to 10-2 and became the first OSU pitcher since 2005 to record 10 wins in a season. The game also marked his fourth complete game of the season, all of which came in conference play.
Austin Wood, Texas, LHP, Jr., 6-2, Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood
Wood allowed just four hits in his first career complete-game. The junior defeated regular-season champion Texas A&M, 5-2, in the second game of the series. After allowing two runs in the first inning, Wood cruised through eight shutout innings allowing just three hits and one walk down the stretch.
