University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Ardoin Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week
2/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Ardoin
Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week
Ardoin receives
honor for fourth time in his career
LAFAYETTE –
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
senior right-handed pitcher
Kevin Ardoin was named the Sun Belt Conference
Pitcher of the Week, as announced Monday by the conference
office. It was the fourth time that Ardoin has received the
weekly honor and the third in the last two seasons.
Ardoin, a Eunice native, threw seven innings of one-hit ball in the Cajuns' 10-0 season opening win over Louisiana Tech on Friday at Moore Field. Ardoin took a no-hitter into the seventh before it was broken up, striking out eight batters with one walk. Ardoin's eight strikeouts gives him 216 career strikeouts and is just 11 away from tying former Major League pitcher Xavier Hernandez (227) for fifth all-time.
Last season, Ardoin finished 6-2 with a 3.30 earned run average and a team-high 95 strikeouts.
Louisiana-Lafayette, off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2001, returns to action Wednesday when they travel to Huntsville, Texas, to face Sam Houston State at 1:30 p.m.
-- Ragin' Cajuns --
