Mack nabs SEC Pitcher of the Week
LSU junior pitcher Brittany Mack is making a habit of this.
Mack, who notched three wins this past week, earned Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday.
The award was her third this season.
Mack shut down Auburn in the first game of LSU’s midweek sweep and Ole Miss twice in the Tigers’ sweep of the Rebels. She fanned 17 batters in the efforts.
The wins improved Mack’s record to 13-5 on the season and her ERA to 1.88. She has pitched an astounding 130 innings this season with opponents batting .198 against her.
In Sunday’s win against Ole Miss, Mack retired 17 of the 18 batters she faced, only allowing a single in the fifth frame.
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O’Bryant named to All-USA Team
Star recruit Johnny O’Bryant was named to 2011 USA Today All-USA Boys’ Basketball Team on Monday.
O’Bryant, a Cleveland, Miss., native, earned third-team center honors.
The East Side High standout signed with LSU and coach Trent Johnson in November 2010, becoming one of Johnson’s most touted recruits since his arrival in Baton Rouge.
O’Bryant averaged 19.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game this past season.
He has competed in two all-star games thus far — the McDonald’s All-American game and the Jordan Classic. He scored nine points and 10 points in those games, respectively.
The 6-foot-10-inch, 260-pound O’Bryant was reportedly out of shape, according to tweets from noted prospect evaluation site DraftExpress.com.
That didn’t phase the USA Today panel.
The selection process was headed by USA Today reporter Jim Halley. Assisting in the decisions were Rivals.com college basketball recruiting analyst Jerry Meyer and Hoopmasters.com managing editor Van Coleman.
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Ogbourne wins Jessie Owens Award
Senior jumper Melissa Ogbourne was named recipient of the Jesse Owens Athletic Award, an honor reserved for performance in the classroom.
Ogbourne received the award April 3 at the Black Scholars Awards Program.
Given to the minority student athlete with the best cumulative GPA, the award is the second for the LSU track and field team in the last four years.
Ogbourne, who traveled to LSU from St. Catherine, Jamaica, is no slouch on the track, either. Her performances have earned her two All-America selections and two All-SEC honors.
“It’s an honor for me to represent my team and university,” Ogbourne said in a news release. “That’s what I always try to do.”
Ogbourne’s highlight reel includes a fifth-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the triple jump and a seventh-place mark in the triple jump at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships.
 
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