Logan Shore picked up another weekly honor on Tuesday.
Logan Shore Named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | Baseball
Right-hander becomes the first honoree from Florida.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida junior right-hander Logan Shore was chosen as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday. He became the first Gator hurler to earn the accolade from the organization.
Murray State junior outfielder Brandon Gutzler was named the National Hitter of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
Shore tossed his first career shutout as the Gators claimed the series opener at No. 6 Miami, 5-0. That marked only the eighth time in the 246-game series between the Sunshine State rivals that Florida had blanked Miami, fourth time in Coral Gables and the first time on the road since Feb. 13, 2004. The Coon Rapids, Minn., native matched his career high with eight strikeouts and surrendered four hits without issuing any walks. He faced two batters over the minimum in going the distance for the third time at Florida and retired the side in order five different times, highlighted by three strikeouts in the fifth, and finished the contest on 95 pitches. He is now 2-0 with a team-low 0.64 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 14 innings this year, while limiting opponents to a .159 clip.
Gutzler drove in 22 runs in five games last week as Murray State completed a 4-1 week with wins over Harris-Stowe and Northern Illinois. For the week, the junior outfielder hit .522 (12-for-21) with 10 runs, three doubles, five home runs, six walks, a 1.429 slugging percentage and .690 on-base percentage. Gutzler had four multi-RBI and four multi-hit games during the week and scored at least one run in all five games. The St. Louis, Mo., native started the Racers' weekend series with Northern Illinois by going 3-for-5 with a home run and seven RBI as MSU won, 17-4. In a Saturday doubleheader, Gutzler was 2-for-4 with a home run and six RBI in a 15-12 victory and 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in a 12-10 loss. He capped the weekend by going 3-for-4 with three home runs, five runs scored and six RBI. The three home runs (which came in the consecutive at-bats in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings) was one shy of the Murray State and OVC single-game record. He was walked and hit-by-pitch in his final two at bats on Sunday.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.
The No. 1 Gators (7-1) will face UCF (6-2) tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Orlando. Jeff Cardozo and Steve Russell will call the action on the Gator IMG Sports Network. The teams will meet again at McKethan Stadium on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on SEC Network+ through the Watch ESPN app.
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Murray State junior outfielder Brandon Gutzler was named the National Hitter of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
Shore tossed his first career shutout as the Gators claimed the series opener at No. 6 Miami, 5-0. That marked only the eighth time in the 246-game series between the Sunshine State rivals that Florida had blanked Miami, fourth time in Coral Gables and the first time on the road since Feb. 13, 2004. The Coon Rapids, Minn., native matched his career high with eight strikeouts and surrendered four hits without issuing any walks. He faced two batters over the minimum in going the distance for the third time at Florida and retired the side in order five different times, highlighted by three strikeouts in the fifth, and finished the contest on 95 pitches. He is now 2-0 with a team-low 0.64 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 14 innings this year, while limiting opponents to a .159 clip.
Gutzler drove in 22 runs in five games last week as Murray State completed a 4-1 week with wins over Harris-Stowe and Northern Illinois. For the week, the junior outfielder hit .522 (12-for-21) with 10 runs, three doubles, five home runs, six walks, a 1.429 slugging percentage and .690 on-base percentage. Gutzler had four multi-RBI and four multi-hit games during the week and scored at least one run in all five games. The St. Louis, Mo., native started the Racers' weekend series with Northern Illinois by going 3-for-5 with a home run and seven RBI as MSU won, 17-4. In a Saturday doubleheader, Gutzler was 2-for-4 with a home run and six RBI in a 15-12 victory and 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in a 12-10 loss. He capped the weekend by going 3-for-4 with three home runs, five runs scored and six RBI. The three home runs (which came in the consecutive at-bats in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings) was one shy of the Murray State and OVC single-game record. He was walked and hit-by-pitch in his final two at bats on Sunday.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.
The No. 1 Gators (7-1) will face UCF (6-2) tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Orlando. Jeff Cardozo and Steve Russell will call the action on the Gator IMG Sports Network. The teams will meet again at McKethan Stadium on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on SEC Network+ through the Watch ESPN app.
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