@MizzouBaseball’s TJ Sikkema Named SEC Pitcher of the Week
4/29/2019 11:28:00 AM | Baseball
Tiger southpaw tossed 7.0 no-hit shutout innings vs. South Carolina
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball junior LHP TJ Sikkema has been named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week, announced Monday by the league office. The Dewitt, Iowa, native once again solidified himself as one of the SEC and nation's best hurlers, as he shut down South Carolina this past Saturday (April 27) at Taylor Stadium.
Monday marks Sikkema's first career SEC Pitcher of the Week award and third overall honor by the league office. In his freshman campaign, he was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week twice (May 22, 2017 // March 20, 2017).
For the 1st time in his career, #Mizzou LHP @TJSikkema17 is named SEC Pitcher of the Week!
— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) April 29, 2019
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Against the Gamecocks, Sikkema tossed 7.0 shutout frames with 10 strikeouts while not allowing a single hit. The 10 punch outs upped his career total to 238, surpassing former Tiger great RHP Max Scherzer for seventh place all-time on Mizzou's career strikeouts list.
Saturday marked Sikkema's fourth, 10-plus strikeout performance of the season and fifth such occurrence in his black and gold career. All four of his double-digit strikeout outings have come in SEC play this season.
The Tiger lefty is currently riding a three-start streak at home with 10-plus strikeouts. Sikkema opened the streak with 11 strikeouts vs. Kentucky (April 7), followed by 10 punch outs vs. No. 8 LSU (April 13) and the aforementioned 10 strikeouts Saturday vs. South Carolina.
In the national individual rankings, Sikkema's 1.31 ERA ranks eighth, 81 strikeouts ranks 39th and 1.00 WHIP ranks 55th. In SEC only play, he ranks top-5 with his 49.0 innings pitched (tied for first), 20 strikeouts looking (second), 1.65 ERA (fourth), 56 strikeouts (fourth), and .180 batting average against (sixth).
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