Three days after notching his first Southeastern Conference win, freshman pitcher Kevin Gausman was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Gausman tossed seven innings of two-hit ball in LSU’s 12-4 victory against Kentucky, fanning eight Wildcat batters in the process.
The win boosted his record to 3-5. His ERA now sits at 4.36 and he’s recorded a team-high 62 strikeouts on the season.
The win stopped a two-game losing streak for Gausman, who hadn’t won since March 5 against Princeton.
However, Gausman did pitch eight shutout innings against Arkansas on April 9, but the Tigers lost the game, 4-3. In his last start, he gave up 10 hits and five runs to No. 4 Vanderbilt.
The Centennial, Colo., native wasn’t a lock to come to LSU. The Los Angeles Dodgers nabbed him with a their sixth-round pick in the 2010 MLB draft, but Gausman decided to join LSU coach Paul Mainieri in Baton Rouge.
The Dodgers also picked former Tigers Leon Landry and Blake Dean along with recruit Zach Lee.
Gausman should make his next appearance Saturday at Alabama (28-19, 10-11).
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