March 25, 2008

Missouri junior Aaron Crow has been named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. Crow recorded his second straight complete-game shutout on Friday against No. 14 Baylor.

The 2007 All-Big 12 First Team performer did not allow a run while improving his streak of scoreless innings to 25.2. Crow struck out 10 and allowed just three hits. He retired the final eight batters he faced, including striking out the last five.

The Wakarusa, Kan. hurler is 5-0 on the season and has struck out a Big 12-leading 51 batters in 35 innings of work. His second shutout, a conference high, lowers his ERA to 1.03.

Missouri, which moved up to No. 2 in this week's Baseball America poll, travels to Minnesota for a two-game series starting on Wednesday before taking on Texas Tech in three-game series in Lubbock this weekend.