La. Tech’s Nate Harris earns C-USA honor

RUSTON – Nate Harris has made two career starts and in both games he has tossed complete-game shutouts, leading to him being named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season.

Making his second career start on Sunday at Rice, Nate Harris retired a stretch of 14 consecutive Owls on his way to a three-hit shutout. Dating back to mid-March, Harris faced 39 consecutive batters without issuing a single walk.

The Bulldogs picked up their first Friday night conference win of the season this weekend, thanks in part to Harris who came on in the ninth and slammed the door on the Owls. In the win, Harris picked up his Conference USA-leading eighth save.

There are only 36 pitchers in college baseball who have two complete-games to this point in the season and none have started less than five games this year.