Damien High product wins Big West honor
Sophomore Matt Whitehouse of UC Irvine was named the Big West Pitcher of the Week after a career outing Sunday to clinch a series win for the Anteaters.
Whitehouse, a Diamond Bar resident who graduated form Damien High School, hurled eight outstanding innings of three-hit ball in UC Irvine's 7-0 shutout of Cal State Bakersfield in the rubber game of the series.
He set career highs for innings pitched and strikeouts with seven and did not allow a walk in a 106-pitch effort.
The Roadrunners had scored a combined 11 runs in the previous two games before Whitehouse stifled their offense. He lowered his ERA to 1.54 and remained undefeated at 3-0 in five starts.
In 16 appearances, Whitehouse has limited the opposition to a .175 batting average. Whitehouse's Sunday win marks the second time the lefty's performance on the mound clinched a series win for the 'Eaters.
The Big West honor is the first for Whitehouse and fourth for the Anteaters this season.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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