BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU sophomore right-hander Ryan Eades was named Monday as the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week by the league office.
Eades pitched brilliantly in Saturday’s win over Alabama, limiting the Crimson Tide to only two hits in 7.1 innings. He fired 116 pitches in the outing, allowing just one run with four walks and five strikeouts.
Eades gave up just two singles to Alabama, one in the fourth inning and one in the seventh. He improved his record to 5-1 on the season and lowered his ERA to 2.51, the best among LSU’s starting pitchers.
Eades’ recognition marked the second consecutive week an LSU hurler was named SEC Pitcher of the Week. Junior left-hander Brent Bonvillain received the honor last Monday.
A total of five LSU players have received either SEC Player or Pitcher of the Week designations this season including Eades, Bonvillain, sophomore right-hander Kevin Gausman, junior leftfielder Raph Rhymes and junior rightfielder Mason Katz.