BATON ROUGE — LSU right-hander Matty Ott was named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week Monday by the league office.
Ott, a freshman from Metairie, La., was superb on the mound last week, earning a win and two saves as the Tigers won four of five games. Ott made four appearances, recording 6.1 shutout innings while allowing just one hit. He recorded no walks and 10 strikeouts, and opponents batted .050 against him.
Ott earned a win in LSU’s 2-1 win over Northwestern State on Tuesday, working 1.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts. He picked up the save in LSU’s 6-3 victory over McNeese State on Wednesday, working a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
Ott was dominant in collecting a save at South Carolina on Sunday, as he pitched three perfect innings, striking out six of the nine Gamecock batters he faced. On the year, Ott is 2-1 with a 1.02 ERA, and he has recorded 29 strikeouts and one walk in 17.2 innings.
Ott is the third LSU hurler this season to receive SEC Pitcher of the Week recognition, joining right-handers Austin Ross and Louis Coleman.
Fourth-ranked LSU (17-5) returns to action at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when the Tigers play host to Harvard in Alex Box Stadium.